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Originally Posted by Robbie
It's not a myth to me. I've done it my whole life.
And when I had my neck broken and had the corporation that owned the hospital reveal the "real" price and negotiate the payments with me (I had no insurance at that time)...my eyes were opened and I saw the truth. They told me flat out how it worked.
By the way, I have several members of my family in Fla. with diabetes. They all have insurance. How the heck are you not able to get any? Is there something else involved in the condition?
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they didn't have diabetes before they got their insurance. diabetes is the #1 most common pre-existing condition that causes denial.
you say the hospital revealed the *real* price. i don't disagree with that and mentioned that hospitals still do that but specialists (again, i said the ones that i've dealt with and attempted to deal with) stopped that a long time ago. and even everything from the local clinic to the primcary care doctor state their visit price is the same for cash customers or insured. i call and ask how much is a visit, it's $85. ok, how much if i pay cash, it's $85.
the hospital is different and in fact, i've been hospitalized 3x in the last 2 years in 2 different states and the bill comes automatically itemized with the insured cost in one column and the cash price in another.
all 3 times the bill was printed out that way.