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lark

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2. Insurance often won't cover or just pays a fraction of the price for medical equipment.

Tue Nov 16, 2021, 11:47 AM

Nov 2021

Even HMO's do this, although I think it is ultra sneaky. It happened to me, only it was for a "bone healing" device. I was told it would be zero cost, HA. I got a bill for $900 - after insurance paid, AND I had a Medicare HMO. I thought it was wrong, called to return the device, was told no - there's an error, so kept it. Guess what, the next month it was too late to return it and they said the $900 charge was valid. I refused to pay and will NOT pay these extortionate charges. I pay my legitimate bills and always have but this time they pissed me off, pushing me so hard when it was my first day home (alone), I was on major drugs from major surgery and they totally lied to me and the guy wouldn't leave with the device.

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Is this after the insurance kicked in? jimfields33 Nov 2021 #1

Insurance often won't cover or just pays a fraction of the price for medical equipment. lark Nov 2021 #2

of course llashram Nov 2021 #3

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Yes NowISeetheLight Nov 2021 #17

This is excessive.... NowISeetheLight Nov 2021 #18

So always check Amazon before accepting any medical product or equipment from ratchiweenie Nov 2021 #6

amazon is not suppose to sell any medical devices catsudon Nov 2021 #7

Do we know it's the exact same thing ? Amazon has a lot of cheap JI7 Nov 2021 #9

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