Re: I'm all better

Di,

sure hope that ankle does good and heals quickly. Hope you get those MRI
bills straigthened out. We are all thinking of you.


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Hugs, prayers, good thoughts,
Warm fuzzies, TLC, and Love
Squirrely Jo

> Well, not *all* better. But, some better. I saw my orthopod today, and
> he has finally discharged me as a patient for my broken ankle. I feel
> like I have just graduated high school, or somethin'.
>
> I also told him about my insurance woes regarding my $11,000 ankle MRI.
> He was flabbergasted, immediately called the Brookhaven Hospital billing
> department to find out what the freakin' hell they are trying to pull,
> and assist me in fixing this miserable problem.
>
> For those who don't know, he ordered an MRI and suggested I get it done
> at Brookhaven Hospital, because of the computer link he has with them.
> He also DID mention that of course, I could go anywhere I wanted to go.
> I chose to go to Brookhaven as a courtesy to him.
>
> However, those fuckers billed my insurance for $11,000.00. My dumbass
> insurance company found the charge to be somewhat excessive, so they
> paid out their maximum allowance of $8,880.00, leaving me with a 10%, or
> $888.00 co-pay. Screw them. They are not getting another dime from me.
> Again, my doc was stunned. He's going to help me appeal this to the
> insurance company, Empire BCBS, as he knows it makes him also look
> really bad. Fact is, he is NOT bad. He's a good guy, and also feels
> totally duped.
>
> So, to recap, my ankle is better. I'm still in PT, but only for a few
> more visits, and I am discharged. My anger rate is through the roof
> over my insurance woes.
>
> All in all, life remains quite good.
> --
> Di
> zinkadoodle at gmail dot com
> www.pbase.com/di
> www.dustydoggie.blogspot.com


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