Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Your are so entirely right. You couldn't be more right. If everyone handled each screwed up situation like any other business transaction, then maybe these guys would smarten up and not have their hand in your pocket every time you glance their way. Barb Christi wrote: > One way to demand service is to refuse to pay co pays. I do have a lymph node that needs to be biopsied. I had an ultrasound done by a competent person stating " enlarged lymph node " then I went to the hospital to have a needle biopsy and the guy says it's not a lymph node and won't do the procedure. What then? Scream at him? So I got the bill and I called the hospital and refused to pay it stating I didn't ask for a second opinion ....I wanted a biopsy! She said she would investigate. Then I got a bill stating I still owed the copay. I wrote a letter saying I refuse to pay for treatment I didn't receive and furthermore I hope there are no severe consequences in delaying this treatment while I look for another hospital that can follow directions of the surgeon. I believe we are going to have to unite in this way because things aren't really going to change for us with the screaming ....IMO > Christi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 I also have a fungal culture pending with my primary physician. If he states that after six weeks nothing has grown I am going to give him (and the lab) the latest bloodwork from another leading immunologist showing fungal colonization and refuse to pay the lab bill. I would love to get back all the co pays from all the wrong diagnoses in the last two years but I can't look backward. I can only be proactive and as I have evidence contrary to lackidaisical treatment/labs I will refuse payment for my part. I don't know if I can convince the insurance provider to do the same but I do have control over my co pays.I think we should ALL do this to show enough is enough! ChristiBarb Peck <egroups1bp@...> wrote: Your are so entirely right.You couldn't be more right.If everyone handled each screwed up situation like any other business transaction, then maybe these guys would smarten up and not have their hand in your pocket every time you glance their way.BarbChristi wrote:> One way to demand service is to refuse to pay co pays. I do havea lymph node that needs to be biopsied. I had an ultrasound done bya competent person stating "enlarged lymph node" then I went to thehospital to have a needle biopsy and the guy says it's not a lymphnode and won't do the procedure. What then? Scream at him? So I gotthe bill and I called the hospital and refused to pay it stating Ididn't ask for a second opinion ....I wanted a biopsy! She said shewould investigate. Then I got a bill stating I still owed the copay.I wrote a letter saying I refuse to pay for treatment I didn'treceive and furthermore I hope there are no severe consequences indelaying this treatment while I look for another hospital that canfollow directions of the surgeon. I believe we are going to have tounite in this way because things aren't really going to change forus with the screaming ....IMO> Christi __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Let that culture grow for another month. Part of the problem is the labs just can't WAIT. SOme of these things are extremely slow growers. Barb > > One way to demand service is to refuse to pay co pays. I do have > a lymph node that needs to be biopsied. I had an ultrasound done by > a competent person stating " enlarged lymph node " then I went to the > hospital to have a needle biopsy and the guy says it's not a lymph > node and won't do the procedure. What then? Scream at him? So I got > the bill and I called the hospital and refused to pay it stating I > didn't ask for a second opinion ....I wanted a biopsy! She said she > would investigate. Then I got a bill stating I still owed the copay. > I wrote a letter saying I refuse to pay for treatment I didn't > receive and furthermore I hope there are no severe consequences in > delaying this treatment while I look for another hospital that can > follow directions of the surgeon. I believe we are going to have to > unite in this way because things aren't really going to change for > us with the screaming ....IMO > > Christi > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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