Re: Medical billing is whack

"Anny Middon" <AnnyMiddon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> So what's your guess on what the totals billed are?
>
> Total amount paid by BCBS?
>
> Total amount that disappears because of arrangements between BCBS and
the 
> providers?
>
> Obviously this last amount is the difference between what was billed and

> the total that will be paid, including the $2000 we'll pay.
>

Dennis wins.  I'd give him some Opus Points, but that's so last year. 
Plus 
I never received any so I have none to give.  (And please don't give me
any 
Opus Points -- about the only thing that distinguishes me here is that I 
never got any.)

I guess I got a better deal than I thought.

Total bills came to:  $52,236.79

BCBS pays:   $18,543.18

Amount that disappears:  $31.693.61

I was and still am amazed at the costs.  In the overall world of health, 
kidney stones are a pretty minor ailment.

Anny