I had a routine ladyparts exam a few months ago. It qualified as "preventive care" and I didn't have to pay a copay. (Yay! Thank you, ACA!) I got a rundown of what they charged my insurance a month or two ago -- one of those THIS IS NOT A BILL things -- and promptly lost/forgot about it, since I owed nothing. Today I got a check, made out to me, from the doctor's office for a couple hundred bucks. Do I get to keep it? [more inside]
posted by fiercecupcake on Jul 14, 2012 - 10 answers

How can I negotiate with a collection agency? My insurance (unknown to me) refused to pay something, I have a bill, I can afford to pay 2/3 but am unsure how to negotiate this. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 30, 2011 - 7 answers

My dental insurer made a mistake and I am stuck with the $3,200 bill. How can I get out of it? [more inside]
posted by tmason on Sep 13, 2010 - 30 answers

Just received a $1400 hospital bill for a ER visit I made OVER 14 MONTHS AGO. How is this okay, and what do I say to plead with them? [more inside]
posted by ashtabula to opelika on Jul 31, 2010 - 21 answers

Have you ever used one of those companies that bargain down your medical bills, then take part of what they saved you as payment? [more inside]
posted by El Curioso on Sep 22, 2009 - 0 answers

NoInsuranceFilter: I awoke New Years Day in the hospital. My clothes had been cut off, I had a catheter in and a wrist restraint on my left wrist. I had five stitches in my eyebrow. The bill has arrived. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 27, 2009 - 43 answers