Cory
San Antonio,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, May 04, 2010
The ambulance pulls up to the ER entrance at the nearest hospital, with his wife having a heart attack and the guy goes to the front desk and asks "Do you take blue cross"? Their reply "No sir". The guy gets on his phone, spends 30 minutes calling around and finds an ER, 45 minutes away that does take his insurance. He tells the ambulance driver to take them there. He'll save $250, but maybe not his wife. That's like the old joke. Do you really want to spend the extra money for a seat belt for your wife? That's why the government made them a requirement for all seats.
Stacey
Dallas,#3Consumer Comment
Tue, May 04, 2010
Physicians are not employees - they have privileges and more than likely at more than one hospital. Physicians sign contracts/agreements to work in special areas of the hospital. It is not the Physicians fault that you got a bill - these are generated through admitting with certain codes then sent to the billing office to be processed.
If you have a problem with your bill review your EOB (explanation of benefits) that you receive after every doctor, dentist and hospital visit. And NO I do not work for this certain hospital but I do work for a company that owns hospitals
FYI Emergency Rooms are not cheap - Hospitals have the same amount of overhead costs as any business