I live in Florida and went to an emergency room 2 years ago. One year following, I found out that I had a $473 bill from the physician that should have be billed to my insurance (since the four thousand dollar bill was all taken precision of by the insurance). I had them forward it on to my insurance and thought it was adjectives taken care of. Now, I see it's on my credit report. I called the collection agency and they said that due to HIPAA, the doctor cannot look at my insurance information to bill me. If this is even true, later shouldn't it be procedure to have me sign a separate form or send me something surrounded by the mail asking me for my info instead of just surprising me near a bill one year in the future? My insurance will not even settle up for it since it is after their 180 day limit. The worst is, I work for the hospital, hold hospital insurance, and I'm STILL having this problem. So tell me, is the emergency doctor competent to get my insurance when he's treating me at the hospital?
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This is just sloppy billing procedures.

HIPAA rules are designed to cause sure that patient information remains confidential, not to keep it from vigour care providers or service personnel.

Doctors, especially doctors working at institutions, don't do the billing. Service personnel do this and if they don't code everything just right (and it change by insurance provider), the providers either don't pay or don't compensate the full amount. Hospitals often just distribute the non-paid portions directly to collection agencies instead of trying to fix the errors.

Only the most serious emergencies make it ancient the emergency room lobby without someone collecting insurance information. The hospital wants to know that someone is going to income.

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The Md himself can't look at your insurance but the billing department is. There is a very good defence the Md isn't allowed to see the insurance card. It's to ensure that everyone is getting the same quality of thoroughness no matter what insurance they have. You should bring it up beside the hospital. I would pay the balance and stir after the hospital for the money so it doesn't do more damage to your credit.

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