Text 16372, 96 rader
Skriven 2011-10-06 07:03:00 av Dave Drum (55638.cooking)
  Kommentar till text 16329 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
Ärende: Insurance
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-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Janis Kracht <=-

 >> deductible.  So, the MRI my doctor wanted me to get so he could see
 >> what the damage was on my shoulder, was not done.  Instead, I had a
 >> cat scan done, which really can't show much,  but now I only owe the
 >> hospital $1000 bux instead of 2500 bux <g> And the kicker of course is
 >> that the deductible for Ron and I is something like $2500 a piece..
 >> what fun.

 DS> That sounds outrageous.  Gail recently had an MRI to help diagnose a
 DS> bone chip in her elbow.  The amount billed was $1778, but the bill was
 DS> knocked down to 443.64, as per agreement with Medicare.  Medicare paid
 DS> 80% and our secondary coverage paid the rest. We paid nothing.  Sorry
 DS> to hear about what your insurance is doing to you.

 DS> I've seen similar things on other bills in the past, e.g. procedures
 DS> billed at $3000 knocked down to a few hundred $, again with us paying
 DS> nothing.

When I had my first major thing done under Medicare (and the Blue Cross
supplement) they put a stent into my descending anterior artery. Four days in
hospital, etc, etc. The windowed envelope came from Memorial Medical Center and
I opened it with a sense of impending doom.

Sure enough, U$38,000. But, under that were the "adjustments" and payments. And
when I got to the bottom line (literally) that said "You owe .... $0.00" my gap
toothed grin could have lit Tiger Stadium on a moonless night.

The only time I have engendered a charge for a medical procedure since I have
had this current scheme was not strictly my doing. I got billed an odd amount
(U$17.38) in a dun from a collection agency. So, I called them up and asked
"WTF?" Seems the billing department was wanting to whack me for an interest
charge. So, I told the leeches at the collection outfit "If you think I am
going to pay an interest charge because the hospital's billing department
didn't bill my insurance in a timely fashion you are zanier than Zasu Pitts."

And the leech said "You are responsible for this charge." To which I replied,
"No. I'm not. I did my part and paid my premiums on time, gave up my
information when I checked into their body & fender shop, and did all that was
required of me. Fortunately their doctors are more efficient than the billing
department or you'd be dunning my estate."

Then the leech asked "So, you're not going to pay this?" And I replied, "Not in
this lifetime. What part of I'm not responsible for their billing department's
screw-ups did you not comprehend?"

Never heard anything more on that.  Bv)=

I got to this recipe by entering "hospital food" into Recipe Source's search
engine. It gets a little convoluted after that - but, this looks good.  Bv)=

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      Title: Pork, Kumara & Bean Stew 
 Categories: Pork, Vegetables, Beans, Chilies, Stews
      Yield: 4 servings

      1 ts Olive oil
      2 ts Chilli spice
      2 ts Honey
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 md Onion; chopped
      1 kg Kumara; peeled, in 2.5 cm
           - cubes *
    1/4 c  Fresh orange juice
    400 g  Can cannellini or black
           - beans; drained, rinsed
      1 ts Butter; kneaded together
           +=WITH=+ 
      1 ts Flour
      1    Handful chopped coriander
           - leaves

  * New Zealandish for sweet potato - UDD

  Preheat oven to 360øF/180øC. In a casserole sauté the
  onion in the olive oil, add the pork and brown, combine
  the pork and onions with the chilli spice, the honey, the
  salt, the kumara, the orange juice, and 1/4 cup water,
  cover and cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the pork
  is tender. Stir in the beans and the flour butter paste,
  stir well and continue cooking for another 1/2 hour.

  Season the stew with freshly ground pepper and sea salt and
  sprinkle with chopped coriander to serve
 
  From: http://www.foodlovers.co.nz

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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