4 Ways to Save on Your Medical Bills

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Lori of OH 12:40AM April 18, 2010

With this ailing economy, and related sky rocketing costs for everything, my husband and I have been on a very tight budget. My husband had to start over after the company he managed for over 18 years let management go so they could sell the company. His new job is with a very employee friendly company but he has to start from the bottom and work his way up. Our income was drastically reduced for now. During all of this I became ill with uterine cancer. Although we do have medical insurance, our part of the bills became very high quickly. We had to pay them with our credit card. I am due to have regular screenings, every three months, to make sure the cancer does not come back. I am torn...I do not want to add even more medical bills to our credit card. My surgery alone was over 26 thousand dollars. There were many doctor visits at $500.00 a pop and many tests that cost way too much. Out part of those bills are very high and they added up quickly. A little help with the medical costs would be a big boost to our budget. Where do we turn for help?

USAmom of WA 3:33PM March 24, 2009

I recently had a trip to the ER, after my ordeal was over I obtained a copy of my medical records. A chest xray was ordered. I aske the techs why? I tried to refuse and the reply was that I couldn't because the MD ordered it. My medical records state that I complained of chest pain. I never expressed any complaints of chest pain. The MD also documented that he palpated my stomach and that he listened to my heart and lungs. He did none of this. My records also state that I denied a family history of hypertension, diabetes, and stroke. My mother is diabetic and suffers from hypertension. My maternal grandmother died from a stroke. He never asked me these questions, but documented that he did. Does anyone out there have any advice for me? Thanks

Amanda Coleman of GA 9:09PM September 05, 2008

Do not believe National Health will solve the problem. The burden will again be placed on the consumer. A PLAN or PRODUCT is not the solution...a better process. Let's quit giving all our dollars to insurance company or government. Let us keep it and spend it. We can pay the small stuff, have someone help us if hospitalized or for amounts we cannot handle.

National Health Plan, we already have one...Medicare and Medicaid. Same problem...consumer cannot pay its portion of the bill, and the plans are becoming insolvent.

We spent countless number of lives to insure our freedom, and not be enslaved by tyranical governments. Why, after 200 years, do we wish to be enslaved by a government again....so we can shed the blood of another countless number of lives?

Dr. Joiner of AL 2:39PM August 24, 2008