Comments on: Our $10,650.50 bill (sort of) http://sensetosave.com/2009/02/13/our-1065050-bill-sort-of/ Wed, 23 May 2012 18:19:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roundup and Link Love – Can You Handle the Truth Edition?http://sensetosave.com/2009/02/13/our-1065050-bill-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-52182 Roundup and Link Love – Can You Handle the Truth Edition? Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:12:53 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1110#comment-52182 [...] from Sense to Save got her hospital bill from giving birth to her baby … $10,650. Thankfully insurance paid about 98% of it. (My total medical deductions for the year were $10,057 [...] [...] from Sense to Save got her hospital bill from giving birth to her baby … $10,650. Thankfully insurance paid about 98% of it. (My total medical deductions for the year were $10,057 [...]

]]> By: Emilyhttp://sensetosave.com/2009/02/13/our-1065050-bill-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-35608 Emily Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:41:13 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1110#comment-35608 Holy cow to your post....and all the posts above! The state of American health care just makes me sick to my stomach, but I'm so glad you came out without much damage! My step-mom and my dad are both self-employed, and I just found out how much they spend on health care each year, and it is SHOCKING. It's about half of my total salary at my day job!! Granted they are older and he has had cancer and she has had knee surgery...but yikes. Anyway, so glad your insurance did come to the rescue -- always nice when things actually work out that way :)<em>Emily's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Taking_Charge/~3/541269365/criminal-credit-charges-james-bond-007.php' rel="nofollow">Criminal Charges, Volume XXVIII: Doing 007 proud </a> Holy cow to your post….and all the posts above! The state of American health care just makes me sick to my stomach, but I’m so glad you came out without much damage! My step-mom and my dad are both self-employed, and I just found out how much they spend on health care each year, and it is SHOCKING. It’s about half of my total salary at my day job!! Granted they are older and he has had cancer and she has had knee surgery…but yikes. Anyway, so glad your insurance did come to the rescue — always nice when things actually work out that way :)

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]]> By: Petehttp://sensetosave.com/2009/02/13/our-1065050-bill-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-35581 Pete Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:43:27 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1110#comment-35581 My wife had a catastrophic blood clot (at 27 yrs old) last year and our hospital bills ended up being over $250,000. Yes, you read that right. 3 weeks in the hospital and over 250k.Luckily we had good insurance as well, and we paid about $2,000 out of pocket.I also had surgery to remove my appendix a couple of years ago.. 11k that time. We've gotten our money's worth out of our insurance for sure.Get insurance - even if you're healthy (like my wife was). You never know when you'll need it!<em>Pete's last blog post..</em><a href='http://www.biblemoneymatters.com' rel="nofollow">Money Matters</a> My wife had a catastrophic blood clot (at 27 yrs old) last year and our hospital bills ended up being over $250,000. Yes, you read that right. 3 weeks in the hospital and over 250k.

Luckily we had good insurance as well, and we paid about $2,000 out of pocket.

I also had surgery to remove my appendix a couple of years ago.. 11k that time. We’ve gotten our money’s worth out of our insurance for sure.

Get insurance – even if you’re healthy (like my wife was). You never know when you’ll need it!

Pete’s last blog post..Money Matters

]]> By: from the desk of...mehttp://sensetosave.com/2009/02/13/our-1065050-bill-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-35576 from the desk of...me Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:29:56 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1110#comment-35576 i had insurance and still had to pay a total $3,000. my son was a preemie and i was in the hosptial a week before he was born. so be happy, you have GREAT insurance. i had insurance and still had to pay a total $3,000. my son was a preemie and i was in the hosptial a week before he was born. so be happy, you have GREAT insurance.

]]> By: Staceyhttp://sensetosave.com/2009/02/13/our-1065050-bill-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-35568 Stacey Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:02:49 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1110#comment-35568 Lucy - I think either Blue Cross or Blue Shield covers the Pittsburg area. I've always used eHealthinsurance.com for my insurance. You give them your zip code and they tell you what is available for the area.You may only be able to afford a high deductable plan (much less expensive), but I think it would be much better to only have the deductable to worry about and not the whole hospital bill! And even the highest deductable plans negotiate with the doctors and insurance to lower the cost you must pay.Good luck! Lucy – I think either Blue Cross or Blue Shield covers the Pittsburg area. I’ve always used eHealthinsurance.com for my insurance. You give them your zip code and they tell you what is available for the area.

You may only be able to afford a high deductable plan (much less expensive), but I think it would be much better to only have the deductable to worry about and not the whole hospital bill! And even the highest deductable plans negotiate with the doctors and insurance to lower the cost you must pay.

Good luck!

]]> By: Jenhttp://sensetosave.com/2009/02/13/our-1065050-bill-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-35542 Jen Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:50:22 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1110#comment-35542 I'm really scared.I live in Illinois and applied for the state insurance (I may or may not make too much freelancing to qualify for it). My husband was recently laid off and we didn't realize I was pregnant until we had already turned down COBRA thinking we couldn't afford it.If I don't qualify for the state program I'm going to have to pay for the childbirth in cash. On the bright side the last two were no complications and pain medication free. It doesn't make me awesome - but it does make it potentially a lot cheaper to have the baby. Meds cost money. (I realize weird stuff can happen no matter what tho and that's what really scares me.)It's scary to be uninsured and pregnant. We were actually thinking about stopping working (I'm a freelancer) so we would have a low enough income to qualify for public aid.How sick is that? To have to consider working *less* to have the childbirth paid for.<em>Jen's last blog post..</em><a href='http://beyondmom.com' rel="nofollow">Beyond Mom</a> I’m really scared.

I live in Illinois and applied for the state insurance (I may or may not make too much freelancing to qualify for it). My husband was recently laid off and we didn’t realize I was pregnant until we had already turned down COBRA thinking we couldn’t afford it.

If I don’t qualify for the state program I’m going to have to pay for the childbirth in cash. On the bright side the last two were no complications and pain medication free. It doesn’t make me awesome – but it does make it potentially a lot cheaper to have the baby. Meds cost money. (I realize weird stuff can happen no matter what tho and that’s what really scares me.)

It’s scary to be uninsured and pregnant. We were actually thinking about stopping working (I’m a freelancer) so we would have a low enough income to qualify for public aid.

How sick is that? To have to consider working *less* to have the childbirth paid for.

Jen’s last blog post..Beyond Mom

]]> By: Courtneyhttp://sensetosave.com/2009/02/13/our-1065050-bill-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-35488 Courtney Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:19:44 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1110#comment-35488 I had a baby last April and the bill before insurance was $67,000. I was only there for 2 days but my daughter was in the NICU for 10 days for antibiotics because we both had fevers. We got the itemized bill and it was just a bunch of different codes and we couldn't really read it which I'm sure, is what they were going for. After insurance our portion was about $8500. Ick. I had a baby last April and the bill before insurance was $67,000. I was only there for 2 days but my daughter was in the NICU for 10 days for antibiotics because we both had fevers. We got the itemized bill and it was just a bunch of different codes and we couldn’t really read it which I’m sure, is what they were going for.
After insurance our portion was about $8500. Ick.

]]> By: Jennifer @ Money Saver 101http://sensetosave.com/2009/02/13/our-1065050-bill-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-35477 Jennifer @ Money Saver 101 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:46:06 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1110#comment-35477 Last month I received recognition from a fellow blogger when she awarded me with an ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE.With regard to this award, I've been asked to nominate 10 other blogs for the award, and I have chosen your blog as one of those ten!The Rules of Accepting and Sharing this Award1. put the logo on your blog or post (visit my blog for the image) 2. nominate at least 10 blogs that show an attitude of gratitude 3. link to your nominees within your post 4. comment on their blogs to let them know they've received this award 5. share the love and link to this post and the person who nominated you for the award 6. tell us how you've come to have an attitude of gratitude<em>Jennifer @ Money Saver 101's last blog post..</em><a href='http://moneysaver101.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default' rel="nofollow">Money Saver 101 receives blog award</a> Last month I received recognition from a fellow blogger when she awarded me with an ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE.

With regard to this award, I’ve been asked to nominate 10 other blogs for the award, and I have chosen your blog as one of those ten!

The Rules of Accepting and Sharing this Award

1. put the logo on your blog or post (visit my blog for the image)
2. nominate at least 10 blogs that show an attitude of gratitude
3. link to your nominees within your post
4. comment on their blogs to let them know they’ve received this award
5. share the love and link to this post and the person who nominated you for the award
6. tell us how you’ve come to have an attitude of gratitude

Jennifer @ Money Saver 101′s last blog post..Money Saver 101 receives blog award

]]> By: Lucyhttp://sensetosave.com/2009/02/13/our-1065050-bill-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-35469 Lucy Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:45:50 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1110#comment-35469 Now that I am a nervious wreck-my husband 54yo does not have any health insurance. He is self employed. If anyone knows of affordable health insurance for Pgh PA area please let me know. One hospitalization-we would be homeless. Now that I am a nervious wreck-my husband 54yo does not have any health insurance. He is self employed. If anyone knows of affordable health insurance for Pgh PA area please let me know. One hospitalization-we would be homeless.

]]> By: PT Moneyhttp://sensetosave.com/2009/02/13/our-1065050-bill-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-35467 PT Money Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:38:53 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1110#comment-35467 Wow. You have great insurance. I think we'll end up paying a bit more. But still not that much. Yes, insurance makes a huge difference.<em>PT Money's last blog post..</em><a href='http://ptmoney.com/2009/02/13/frugal-valentines-day-ideas/' rel="nofollow">Frugal Valentine’s Day Ideas</a> Wow. You have great insurance. I think we’ll end up paying a bit more. But still not that much. Yes, insurance makes a huge difference.

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