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Bitter pill: The cost of health care in the U.S.
"Armed" Robbery Without the Use of an Assault Weapon
The outpatient procedure involved the re-attachment of a torn tricep muscle that was performed at Chowan Hospital, Edenton, NC in June 2012.
At the time, I was 69 years old and my healthcare coverage included Medicare and AARP's Medicare Supplement Plan L (insured by United Healthcare Insurance Co.).
After reviewing perplexing billing statements forwarded to me from (1) Chowan Hospital, (2) Medicare, and (3) United Healthcare Insurance Co, I not only had numerous questions about the bases for charges cited, but also identified misrepresentations of charges that I concluded were outright fraud. I forwarded a detailed letter (with 4 attachment) to each of the three parties involved with a request for a full explanation of how these charges were derived. Not surprisingly, none of the three parties bothered to respond.
I am concurrently forwarding a complete explanation with documentation of this issue to Time Magazine Letters.
Sincerely,
U. Hans Behling, PhD, MPH
At the time, I was 69 years old and my healthcare coverage included Medicare and AARP's Medicare Supplement Plan L (insured by United Healthcare Insurance Co.).
After reviewing perplexing billing statements forwarded to me from (1) Chowan Hospital, (2) Medicare, and (3) United Healthcare Insurance Co, I not only had numerous questions about the bases for charges cited, but also identified misrepresentations of charges that I concluded were outright fraud. I forwarded a detailed letter (with 4 attachment) to each of the three parties involved with a request for a full explanation of how these charges were derived. Not surprisingly, none of the three parties bothered to respond.
I am concurrently forwarding a complete explanation with documentation of this issue to Time Magazine Letters.
Sincerely,
U. Hans Behling, PhD, MPH
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