Re:Health system sues thousands of patients, seizes pay and ...
by deathanatos on Monday September 09, 2019 @11:41PM
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> Barring a proper contract, the basis for owing the debt is unjust enrichment.
And I want to add to this: patients can't even be held at fault for this: have no ability to even find out! I've asked and asked for this up front (after being hit myself with a huge bill for what was a tiny visit! No surgery, just an examination!), and been told by providers that it is "impossible" to provide even an estimate of a price, even when the provider has all of my insurance information. Which is bullshit.
To make a patient choose between an unknown bill and their health is extortion.
And I want to add to this: patients can't even be held at fault for this: have no ability to even find out! I've asked and asked for this up front (after being hit myself with a huge bill for what was a tiny visit! No surgery, just an examination!), and been told by providers that it is "impossible" to provide even an estimate of a price, even when the provider has all of my insurance information. Which is bullshit.
To make a patient choose between an unknown bill and their health is extortion.