Subject: Here's what I'd point out. YOU did everything right. Gave the medical provider Author: kashinski as JerrytheK : member since September, 2004 : 4171 posts Posted on: 2009-06-29 16:04:37

new insurance info. The medical provider billed the wrong company.

Second, BC, even though you now longer had coverage, paid the claim. THEIR fault, not yours.

Tell BC to get their money back from the provider. They screwed up, and it's not your job to fix it.

Lastly, tell them if they want the money, they will have to sue you and you'll bring in the medical provider as a third party defendant, as the medical provider screwed up to.

Use a variant of a line I once used on a dealer to get things right. I told them I'd sue them, ask for a jury, and then they'd have to try and find six or twelve people who've never been F**cked by a car dealer. They agreed that would be a difficult task. Try and find six or twelve people who've never been F**cked by a medical insurer!

• OT: New disdain for insurance companies and healthcare billing idiots - sdmike 2009-06-28 17:53:35 (398 views)
  • Don't worry: this won't happen under our new one-payer goverment plan (nt) - kc314 2009-06-30 13:12:20 (269 views)
  • Thanks guys. Update - sdmike 2009-06-30 00:02:33 (288 views)
    • Good Luck, Mike. This type of thing is all too common. - captainsilva 2009-06-30 10:05:48 (287 views)
    • I get steamed seeing stuff like this ... I've had it happen to me too ... with 4 - aaron00740il 2009-06-30 09:44:21 (278 views)
    • err...it's Blue Shield (BS), not Blue Cross (BC) (nt) - sdmike 2009-06-30 00:05:03 (254 views)
  • Here's my two cents... (url) - Lawguy 2009-06-29 21:57:10 (314 views)
    • Dang, finally a lawyer's advice that only cost 2 cents. :-)))))) (nt) - bmw635 2009-06-29 22:00:38 (282 views)
      • Just remember, free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it! (nt) - Lawguy 2009-06-29 22:25:08 (271 views)
        • Quick ... hurry up and ask something else ... his rate just dropped two cents (nt) - aaron00740il 2009-06-29 22:37:35 (284 views)
  • Doesn't surprise me, medical insurance are all F'd up. Trust me they r all idiot (nt) - rg0115 2009-06-29 17:08:11 (259 views)
    • Heyyyyy. I work in claims for four southern insurance companies. FTW! (nt) - Ed 2009-06-29 23:17:45 (251 views)
      • Sorry Ed, didn't mean to offend anyone. Just seems latetly we have been dealing - rg0115 2009-06-30 01:24:33 (254 views)
  • Or you could tell them you've sent it to your claims review department. That - JerrytheK 2009-06-29 16:55:30 (261 views)
  • Here's what I'd point out. YOU did everything right. Gave the medical provider - JerrytheK 2009-06-29 16:04:37 (267 views)
    • Dude, I love your way of thinking! (nt) - sdmike 2009-06-30 13:26:51 (245 views)
    • Jerry, I sure like the way you think! (nt) - jim740i 2009-06-30 11:32:27 (362 views)
  • My wife is going through the same thing now over routine lab tests w/Humana. What a hassle. (nt) - DavidC 2009-06-29 02:54:32 (264 views)
    • Any suggestions before I pick up the phone in the morning? (nt) - sdmike 2009-06-29 02:57:36 (260 views)
      • They screwed up and paid on a terminated policy. Not your fault, - KevHouston 2009-06-29 23:17:31 (261 views)
      • Unfortunately, no. Just be persistent and don't take no for an answer. (nt) - DavidC 2009-06-29 03:04:20 (244 views)