My dh was in the hospital emergency room last August and ran up a bill of almost $8000. Since we have no medical insurance I told them I would pay cash and they gave me a discount of 15% off.
In February, he was in for one day for the same problem. (Kidney stones) This time the bill was for $7000 so I have been paying on the bill every month.
I have paid the bill down to less than $3000 and today I called to see if they would lower the bill if I paid it in full. They lowered the bill by 20%, so I saved $585. I guess that is why the bills are so high, so they can give discounts to those who pay.
I am charging this to my new sapphire chase account so I can earn my $500 bonus. Of course, I will pay it off right away next month when the bill comes due.
Negotiated the hospital bill.
September 22nd, 2011 at 10:20 pm
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