Current Pet Peeve: Medical billing in the U.S.
Subset of the greater gripe of dysfunction of the whole healthcare system.
Getting peppered by small bills from MONTHS ago. Some are related to miscalculations of insurance benefits. Some are just the nonsense of billing all the different involved entities separately. Radiology, anesthesia, ordering doctor, facility, all separate bills delivered MONTHS apart. Why can't all bills be routed from one entity?
@S_r_stone it's a constant thing. I'm on Medicare and I still get bills for hundreds of dollars when all I did was have my annual physical or go in for a bad wrist and get a courtesan shot.
@FireMonkey It isn't even the amount for me as I have good insurance (for now.)
But how do I verify all these bills long after insurance paid? How can I know they are valid?
Better, why can't they get the amount right when the insurance isn't complex? It's a set percentage. Why are you off by some amount to what I paid you already?
Single payer is the way to go.