Be fortunate and count your blessings then that your sweet patootie sounds like it is covered 100%. :-)
My outpatient stay for bladder-stone removal surgery cost me a little under $500 I think it was. I asked my husband yesterday if he remembered. That is, after all was said and done since the bills come from different places (Hospital, Dr., anesthesiologist, etc.). That was not too bad. My doctors bill was extremely reasonable. This may sound strange but I think my doctor would not tolerate exorbitant billing. Yes, she belongs to a group and they make the decisions but she is one of the best of the best. And the best actor I have ever seen regarding anything needed in my life medically. I was there about eight or nine hours. But that is because of the prep time and staying in recovery to make sure that my blood pressure did not start going off the wall after the epidural started wearing off. I was also treated like the Queen. Literally. And I think, or I am pretty damn sure, that this over-the-top behavior was because of a snafu surrounding the doctor's office at the hospital regarding me being able to see the anesthesiologist first. When I went to get my preoperative blood work done... my husband and I were greeted by the hospital administrator and the head of the nursing Department regarding everything surrounding my simple preoperative blood work. It's a long story so I won't put you through it or myself through it. LOL. Regardless, I am staying away from Medicaid as long as I can. Been there, done that for several years after my injury before I started working. Lori On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 5:15 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ** > > In a message dated 7/1/2008 8:03:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Perhaps you mean that they pay 'close to nothing'? * I meant NOTHING. If > you have Medicare, Medicaid will reimburse 79% of a bill, BUT since Medicare > has already paid 80% Medicaid refuses to pay ANYTHING since Medicare already > paid more than Medicaid would have paid.* > ** > *More importantly*... which one gets billed first or is the primary? Medicare > pays first. > > I have to guess that it is Medicaid since you are waiting on them??? > Regardless it sounds like you won't have much to pay out-of-pocket... > correct? Correct. > *Bill > C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68 > Age 57 > Leesburg, FL > *Don't get your knickers in a knot, it solves nothing; and makes you > walk funny. > > > > > ------------------------------ > Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used > cars<http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007> > . > -- Lori C4/5 complete quad, 27 years post Tucson, AZ
