And so it begins. The dealing with the health insurance company over the hospital bills and whatnot.
(Stupid American healthcare system...grumble grumble. But that is a rant for another time.)
Actually my insurance company hasn't done anything annoying. Yet. So far they have been billed by only two or three of the MYRIAD providers involved in my surgery and hospital stay. (The general hospital bill hasn't been sent yet. Can't wait to see the number on that one!) I had one claim rejected by the insurance company because they need updated information on Evelyn. I'm assuming they need her SSN or something, and I'll call on Monday to figure it out. The only annoying thing that has happened so far is that the anesthesiologist (or the anesthesiologist's office, I should say) billed my insurance company twice for the one surgery. So my insurance company is like, hey, we're not going to pay this second bill. So what happens? The anesthesiologist sends ME the bill. Yeah. Like I'm gonna pay that. Hells no. They'll be getting a call from me on Monday, too.
I'm really glad I can go on my insurance company's website and look at all the claims as they come in, instead of getting a bill from some yahoo's office and thinking I actually have to pay it. I guess I'm glad that, in general, I understand how health insurance works and what I do and do not have to pay for.
I have a lot of little things on my "to do" list for next week:
1. Call the aforementioned offices to knock some heads.
2. Figure out how to get a copy of Evelyn's birth certificate.
3. Get a safe deposit box set up.
4. Find an OB-Gyn since the midwife's office that did my prenatal care doesn't do a lot of the regular lady health stuff.
5. Take Evie to the pediatrician to see how much she weighs now.
6. Get some supportive tennis shoes to wear around the house when I'm walking Evie back and forth for hours and hours a day. My feet are killing me.
3 comments:
Whenever I need a pick me up I look at your baby pictures. So cute. We got your announcement and it is adorable. Ahh, I'm glad it's a full on face shot, too. Insurance companies are, in general, retarded. I still haven't been billed for my hospital stay for when Noah was born because of an insurance dispute...he's almost 3 years old, in case you've forgotten.
You can go to the vital records office in Cherry creek and request a copy of the certificate- I am pretty sure that you filled out the application in the Hospital. OR you can go to the Colorado vital records site online (google it) and then mail in a request. Thant reminds me that I still have to order #3 's certificates. Doh!
I hate the medical billing world. Really, how many different ways can they send you a bill? Do they charge you for the receptionist greeting you? Seperately by the receptionist and by the hospital which already pays the receptionist? Did she actually do anything? I always feel like I've taken part in the Nigerian Banking Scam...
On the up side, what a cutie your little girl is. And, pacing the floors...supportive shoes are a good idea. My whole body is broken from hours of holding progressively heavier babies at night. Why is walking so much better than rocking chairs?
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