• @Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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    132 days ago

    I can’t speak for everyone. All I know is that every time I notice the deduction in my paycheck that’s going toward my health insurance, I’ll be thinking of this. Same with when I have to pay a co-pay despite having said-insurance. Or when I get a text from the urgent care, months after my visit, telling me I still have “a balance” to resolve…

    Really, there is no shortage of reminders for many of us. As long as the system keeps squeezing us, we will have plenty of reminders.

    • @Sanctus@lemmy.world
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      23 hours ago

      Literally paid an ER bill, then months later got a bill for the exact amount I paid on the night I was there. I’m just not paying medical bills anymore fuck this. Make it make sense.

    • @JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee
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      62 days ago

      Quest diagnostics wouldn’t let my phlebotomist do the digital part of my bloodwork until I paid my debt to them. She tried everything, and their software locked her out. She was getting quietly furious as she messed with her computer while apologizing to me.

      I’ll be thinking about that everytime I need healthcare.

      Oh and just so everyone knows, Quest Diagnostics has been in federal court for Medicaid fraud several times and yet their allowed to keep operating. But its definitely “unnecessary care” driving up healthcare costs

      https://bergermontague.com/quest-diagnostics-pay-1-79-million-settle-false-claims/