I have to drop off a star sadly.
Let me first point out that this change is brought on completely and utterly by the staff in charge of billing at this facility, and does not reflect the wonderful care and experience with the actual doctors and nurses.
I can't stress enough, that in a medical related situation in the US of A, always always always, make people tell you every single thing you will be charged for.
The woman at the front desk did not tell me of her own volition, and the "business office" (or so they call themselves) did not inform me either, upon many phone calls. I was completely unawares that I could even be charged more on top of the $1200 I forked over the day of. But today I received an invoice from the surgery center asking for $2100. SO If they put a lunch lady hat on your head, ask about it. Find out how much those booties, and the warm blanket, and whatever else, cost you.
The serious lack of communication about how much procedures cost at this and other medical facilities is astounding. NOT to mention the severe failure in correspondence between medical facilities and gigantic medical insurance companies.
Luckily I have a family friend, who used to own her own consulting business dedicated solely to handling the correspondence between physician's billing people and insurance companies. She will hopefully put enough pressure on all parties involved, who are claiming my condition was pre-existing and want to make me pay for the whole thing, despite having medical insurance.
So in conclusion, if you are anti-health care reform go F-yourselves. The system is broken, and completely anti-care. AND ALWAYS ask about every single thing you're going to have to pay for upon entering any medical situation, even if your insurance will cover it, you have a right to know. read more