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Re:Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000 by ipython on Saturday May 21, 2022 @05:32PM (#31462072)
Can’t do that at our local hospitals. The forms are all computerized and your signature is captured on a small tablet.
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Re:Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000 by est31 on Saturday May 21, 2022 @05:40PM (#31462149)
What protects you from them swapping the forms then? All you gave them was a picture of your signature, they could add it to any form they'd want.
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Re:Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000 by missedthecue on Saturday May 21, 2022 @05:56PM (#31462318)
There really isn't anything anyone can preemptively do about someone else committing outright fraud. If that's their intent, all they need to do is photocopy a paper form with your signature on it, and move your signature anywhere they want.
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Re:Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000 by ipython on Sunday May 22, 2022 @11:17AM (#31469074)
Nothing, obviously. But I didn’t think this was a contest to see who could defraud the customer. Clearly we already established they can charge whatever they like, what more do you want? :)
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