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Four Dangerous Assumptions Concerning COVID-19 Medical Billing
If you think you may have symptoms of COVID-19, it’s important to speak with a doctor who will be able to advise you whether you should get tested. Given how contagious coronavirus is, telemedicine has become the new norm for healthcare visits. It’s important to be...
Unexpected Medical Bills as a Result of Telemedicine Visits
As COVID-19 (coronavirus) alarmingly spreads throughout the nation, telemedicine is becoming an increasingly common way for doctors to communicate with patients. While the last thing you should be worrying about during the current crisis is paying medical bills, high...
Understanding Pharmacy Benefits and Prescription Costs
Understanding medication coverage and navigating your pharmacy benefits plan can be extremely perplexing. As prices for medication can vary widely and formularies constantly change, you want to make sure you are paying the lowest possible amount for any medication you...
How Can I Dispute an Emergency Room Bill?
If you had a health condition that required a trip to the emergency room, the last thing you should be thinking about are the medical expenses you will incur. However, even if you have health insurance, you will likely end up with several substantial bills depending...
What Questions Should I Ask Before I Seek Medical Services?
If you require any type of medical services, it is crucial to ask questions in advance to avoid incurring unexpected bills. Even if you have insurance, you shouldn’t assume that any of the services you receive will be fully covered by your policy. Making a few...
Disputing Excessive or Surprise Hospital Bills
Excessive or surprise hospital bills can arise whether you are self-pay or have insurance. In many instances, this can be the result of clerical errors, fraudulent practices, or procedures that were either not authorized or performed by providers who were not within your insurance company’s network. If such a scenario arises for you, it is important that you know how to protect yourself and your finances.
What Should I Ask in Advance of My Annual Physical Exam?
Many insurance plans cover the costs of services associated with one annual physical exam each year as part of your wellness benefits under the plan. Keeping on top of your annual wellness visits may help you avoid health issues before they even arise, by allowing you the opportunity to discuss preventive health measures with your doctor. However, since there is no standard definition of what is included in an annual physical exam, knowing what services are covered by your insurance, can be extremely confusing.
How to Understand Your Medical Bill
Whether you’ve been to the hospital for an emergency, or to your primary care doctor for a routine checkup, trying to decipher the codes and terms on the bill you receive can be confusing and overwhelming. In addition, in order to ensure that you are being billed appropriately, it is first necessary that you understand what the information contained on your bill means.
Aggressive Emergency Room Bills
More and more people are becoming the victims of excessive emergency room bills…often to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars. Most people are unaware that an ER visit often will include separate fees from the hospital and the doctors who care for the patients...
WHAT TO DO WHEN MEDICAL BILLS ARE TOO HIGH?
One thing is for sure: if you receive a medical bill, you MUST review it in detail or risk overpaying for those services. This isn’t an easy task. Most medical bills are confusing, lacking necessary details for you to ensure their accuracy. Resist the temptation to...
How to Negotiate a Medical Bill
Finding a way to ensure that the bill is corrected is often a time-consuming process ….
How to Negotiate a Hospital Bill
Finding a way to reduce your financial responsibility for hospital bills ….
As many as 80% of medical bills
can contain errors….will yours???
Don’t pay the price for not knowing what
to question or …how to negotiate savings.
Stop making costly assumptions that
could …ruin your credit.
Get Systemedic on your side so you don’t
pay a penny more …than you should.