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by CodeWriter23 779 days ago
Welcome to American healthcare. I bought a CPAP machine for $800 cash about 10 years ago but signed paperwork saying it cost $2500 and assigning them the right to collect from my insurer. I had none at the time. Don't know if the billed Medi-Cal on my behalf [scratches chin].
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This smells like the supplier is running some sort of insurance fraud scheme
I think it’s pretty standard in the medical industry. Signed similar at doctors offices and hospitals. Everything is cheaper if you self-pay.