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Old 12-07-2016, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by merrylander View Post
So do we but when Medicare says "This procedure is only worth x dollars" and pays 80% of x. BCBS only pays the remaining 20% and the hospital eats the rest.
Hospitals "eat" nothing.

That's a scam.

They grossly over inflate their initial charges.

Even after they "adjust" or "negociate" them down with your insurance company, they are still making a killing.

https://billadvocates.com/medical-billing-really-work/
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