@Anonymous wrote:
Yes...she said written off...and the bill was for $752...she initially went for a fever...on a Wednesday...back on a Friday...and was admitted...for 3 days...due to dehydration...because if a small infection...so no..it was not simple...
I t might have been due to a charitable thing...I know she was prescribed a medicine that was almost $200..and I was furious...because I knew Medicaid would pay ALL of this..and we would have to come out of pocket...if we had to...we were willing to pay...but some way the doctor...used some type of organization...but her being from out of state...I'm happy...that's good...and my wonderful child...good for now..but boy when she hit the terrible two's...in a couple of month...that's the worry...HAHA!!!
I think I have a better idea of what happened in your case. The $752 bill is way too low to be the actual charges from the hospital for all the treatment that your daughter received. That would be less than the typical room charge for a day. What probably happened is the the TX hospital sent a bill to LA Medicaid for, let's say, $5000. LA Medicaid reimbursed a certain amount, but it was less than what they expected to get. The hospital tried to submit a claim for the difference, but Medicaid denied the claim. In the meantime, it appeared as a balance due on your account. TX hospitals are probably required by law to accept reimbursement rates of out-of-state government payers, even if it fall below TX's reimbursement rate. So, the TX hospital was obligated to write off the difference. Whether they were trying to be sneaky by billing you for the difference or whether it was a quirk in the billing system is another debate, but the bottom line is that you are free of any debt to the hospital.
And yes, the terrible twos can really be terrible. And they don't always end when they turn 3!
