 When I was undergoing therapies like chemotherapy, radiation, etc. my HMO sent me E.O.B.'s regularly. Much of this information angered me (out of network, experimental, service can be found in the network to name a few) and I began to simply ignore the statements each month.
This turned out to be a HUGE mistake on my part. My medical bills slowly built up over time and in retrospect, there were many things that I should have been doing to manage my bills. David
 The article below outlines the techniques anyone who is going through extensive medical care should do in order to manage his/her medical bills. Â
"Luckily, there are a number of ways to ease the pain of medical bills.
Here are some avenues every financially-struggling patient should
pursue..."
This article is a follow on to the article I posted yesterday about managing your medical bills- David
Aug 13, 9:27 am
In More States, Hospitals Stop Billing for Egregious Errors
Hospital across the country are deciding not to bill patients or insurers for the worst sorts of medical errors. Hospital groups in 23 states now have policies against billing for errors such as operating on the wrong body part or giving the patient the wrong blood type -- that's up from 11 states in February [...]
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