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by xp84 1105 days ago
Don't forget that they first send bills for that absurd amount to anyone who's uninsured, or anyone unlucky enough to go to an out-of-network facility. If you don't contact them and find a solution, like signing up for retroactive Medicaid or negotiate somehow, they will 100% sell your debt to a collection agency and can basically ruin your life. This does happen every day to people. I don't think it should be okay for prices orders of magnitude above what they actually accept from insurers, to be used to bill uninsured patients.
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They state that the counselor charges uninsured people $96.