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So on the 11th of January I went to the ER because I had been having severe stomach pain and vomiting. They did some tests, put me on IV, ran some more tests then told me I had the flu and to eat mild food for the next 3 days. Great . . .
Today I got a statement from my former health insurance. Apparently they had tried to bill my former insurance. Needless to say they didn't cover a penny of it. When I had gotten married I switched over to my husband's insurance. Instead of asking for my insurance at the ER they just went off my previous information (I had been there once before the marriage) and billed them instead.
The bill is over $8000.
Hehe . . . I don't have $800 let alone a thousand of that. I called the billing office and of course, they're closed. Left a message but I'm a little panicked at the moment. Trying to remain calm and positive but I can't help but think that my current insurance will use some obscure policy to fuck me over and say "Well the claim wasn't submitted in X and X amount of time so we won't cover it" and I'll be stuck with another thousand dollar debt.
Hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. This really sucks. I was really hoping to get rid or at least significantly reduce one of my debts this year. I really don't want to get stuck with another one. I really wish I had been in the right state of mind at the time to give them my new insurance card, but being nearly incapacitated with stomach pain it wasn't exactly on my mind at the time. Though now that I think about it last time I went they sure didn't hesitate to ask for the copay while I was being treated (classy). Hindsight 20/20 and all . . .
Please don't let me get fucked over by this.
Today I got a statement from my former health insurance. Apparently they had tried to bill my former insurance. Needless to say they didn't cover a penny of it. When I had gotten married I switched over to my husband's insurance. Instead of asking for my insurance at the ER they just went off my previous information (I had been there once before the marriage) and billed them instead.
The bill is over $8000.
Hehe . . . I don't have $800 let alone a thousand of that. I called the billing office and of course, they're closed. Left a message but I'm a little panicked at the moment. Trying to remain calm and positive but I can't help but think that my current insurance will use some obscure policy to fuck me over and say "Well the claim wasn't submitted in X and X amount of time so we won't cover it" and I'll be stuck with another thousand dollar debt.
Hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. This really sucks. I was really hoping to get rid or at least significantly reduce one of my debts this year. I really don't want to get stuck with another one. I really wish I had been in the right state of mind at the time to give them my new insurance card, but being nearly incapacitated with stomach pain it wasn't exactly on my mind at the time. Though now that I think about it last time I went they sure didn't hesitate to ask for the copay while I was being treated (classy). Hindsight 20/20 and all . . .
Please don't let me get fucked over by this.
Glad to hear it's working out OK!
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