ER Bill charged me for a bed but it was a stretcher in the hallway

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry, have you confused the ER with a hotel you’re paying for the human beings who provide medical and nursing and respiratory care. You’re not paying for a mattress

This is an insurance question, not a caregiver one. Try to keep up.

[Anonymous]

One would be surprised at what goes on in the world of medical billing. Makes organized crime look like child's play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Update I called billing and complained they are willing to take 1/4 off of if i sign a nda to not tell my insurance or media outlet. Seems scammy

That’s pretty much proof that they are engaged in insurance fraud. Tell your insurance company.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One would be surprised at what goes on in the world of medical billing. Makes organized crime look like child's play.

Please do tell us more.

[Anonymous]

That's the new state of medical care in this country. You are lucky you weren't treated in a waiting room chair. That's what we get for letting covid rip. Jha himself warned that we are looking forward to many months of overcrowded hospitals every single year - and you know he is an optimist and doesn't like to scare the American public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you joking? Or trolling?

Serious, why would I pay for a stretcher in the hallway

Vs a stretcher in a room? Were you treated?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your injuries weren't serious enough to need a room with essential medical hookups.

Stretcher and bed are coded the same way.

And presumably you have car/medical insurance so who cares - the insurance covers your bill, no? Or if you weren't at fault, then the other guy's insurance shoukd kick in?

DP here. Many of us have high deductible health plans (often not by choice) and are on the hook for the first $6-8k of expenses (or more) per year. I'm continually amazed how many people on their cadillac health plans have no clue what the rest of us have to put up with.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hospitals simply don’t have beds right now; people are boarding in ER, etc. You presumably got the same medical care that you would have in a room. You cannot dispute the bill because you were admitted and received necessary care until you were medically stable to go home.

Hard disagree. Bills vary wildly and are a starting point for negotiation IMO. There are people whose sole responsibility is to inflate medical bills as much as possible. Please do dispute.

-work in health”care”

I work in health care and 100% agree. You could also send it to Sarah Kliff at the Times. She loves this stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your injuries weren't serious enough to need a room with essential medical hookups.

Stretcher and bed are coded the same way.

And presumably you have car/medical insurance so who cares - the insurance covers your bill, no? Or if you weren't at fault, then the other guy's insurance shoukd kick in?

Do they charge the same for a bedin a room vs a stretcher in the hall. Seems like a scam

The entire system is a massive scam.

[Anonymous]

My kid ended up parked in the trauma bay for pneumonia. Should i have been charged as much as a trauma patient just for him to lay there and get iv antibiotics because they didn’t have any gunshot wounds or traumatic injuries at the time?

If your ass is on a surface past the waiting room of the ER, it is billed the same and called a “bed.”
The alternative is a chair in the waiting room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you joking? Or trolling?

Serious, why would I pay for a stretcher in the hallway

You are going to pay for it. Well, your insurance is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Update I called billing and complained they are willing to take 1/4 off of if i sign a nda to not tell my insurance or media outlet. Seems scammy

Liar. Get a life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Update I called billing and complained they are willing to take 1/4 off of if i sign a nda to not tell my insurance or media outlet. Seems scammy

You’re trolling. I work on a hospital and can tell you that this did not happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry, have you confused the ER with a hotel you’re paying for the human beings who provide medical and nursing and respiratory care. You’re not paying for a mattress

This is an insurance question, not a caregiver one. Try to keep up.

Their response was relating to insurance. You are paying for doctors/nurses/specialists/tests, etc

[Anonymous]

You are acting like a Karen. A bed is a bed in a hospital regardless of it’s location. You were lying down and got treatment.