A little off topic but these forums probably have many seniors to comment on this...
I had an accident 4 months ago and Medicare paid for it minus a small amount by Medicaid....It was a trauma injury accident and required emergency 2 hour surgery and 2 day hospital stay and follow up. I recently got a summary of this claim in the mail and the numbers were ridiculous and it isn't hard to see why the American healthcare system will eventually collapse. The small city hospital had about 30 different charges and the grand total was 53,000$. I am liable for 600$ according to my notice. There were 4 columns and they were Service approved/Amount facility charged/Medicare approved amount/Amount Medicare paid/.
The only amount that shows Medicare paid is 2599$ which is one of the surgery repair items. Its easy to see the absurd overcharging but is that ALL
that Medicare is going to settle with the hospital? Is that normal? I mean the hospitals charge 20 times reasonable in order to get a settlement like that? We all know that no insurance company pays all that a doctor bills for..they get what they are given..period..if anyone here knows how Medicare works or has worked in medical billing.....does this sound like all that Medicare is going to pay?? Please comment fully..
I had an accident 4 months ago and Medicare paid for it minus a small amount by Medicaid....It was a trauma injury accident and required emergency 2 hour surgery and 2 day hospital stay and follow up. I recently got a summary of this claim in the mail and the numbers were ridiculous and it isn't hard to see why the American healthcare system will eventually collapse. The small city hospital had about 30 different charges and the grand total was 53,000$. I am liable for 600$ according to my notice. There were 4 columns and they were Service approved/Amount facility charged/Medicare approved amount/Amount Medicare paid/.
The only amount that shows Medicare paid is 2599$ which is one of the surgery repair items. Its easy to see the absurd overcharging but is that ALL
that Medicare is going to settle with the hospital? Is that normal? I mean the hospitals charge 20 times reasonable in order to get a settlement like that? We all know that no insurance company pays all that a doctor bills for..they get what they are given..period..if anyone here knows how Medicare works or has worked in medical billing.....does this sound like all that Medicare is going to pay?? Please comment fully..
