Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000

Re:Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000 by JamesUtah07 on Saturday May 21, 2022 @05:48PM (#31462236)

I’m worried that the hospital forms will start to include a clause to agree to “waive” the affects of this bill

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Re:Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000 by ceejayoz on Saturday May 21, 2022 @08:01PM (#31463463)

Yes, and it’ll be done via that little electronic signature pad that doesn’t show what you’re signing for.

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Re:Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000 by iordachej on Sunday May 22, 2022 @02:38AM (#31465484)

Agree with you, I always felt frustrated by signing on pads and not only on Hospitals but Banks as well. I tried to fix this by building a platform for using iPad where one can see the whole document, something like docusign but focused on tablet-based signing. We’ll see how it goes

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