Decoding Your Hospital Bills. .
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Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 61Business. Publisher: Consumer Reports, 2003ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Consumer complaints | Errors | Hospitals -- Rates | Insurance -- Health | Invoices | Medical care -- Cost of | Medical recordsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Complaints about hospital bills are as common as complaints about hospital food. CONSUMER REPORTS recently surveyed 21,000 readers on satisfaction with hospital stays. Of the 11,000 respondents who had reviewed their itemized bills, 5 percent said they found major errors. Respondents with out-of-pocket expenses of $2,000 or more were twice as likely to have found billing errors." (CONSUMER REPORTS) This article provides helpful tips for uncovering billing errors. A rundown of the six most common errors to look for is included.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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High School - old - to delete | REF SIRS 2004 Business Article 61 (Browse shelf) | Available |
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Originally Published: Decoding Your Hospital Bills, Jan. 2003; pp. 19+.
"Complaints about hospital bills are as common as complaints about hospital food. CONSUMER REPORTS recently surveyed 21,000 readers on satisfaction with hospital stays. Of the 11,000 respondents who had reviewed their itemized bills, 5 percent said they found major errors. Respondents with out-of-pocket expenses of $2,000 or more were twice as likely to have found billing errors." (CONSUMER REPORTS) This article provides helpful tips for uncovering billing errors. A rundown of the six most common errors to look for is included.
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