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Save Money On Your Hospital Bills Just By Asking

By Peter Anderson 4 Comments - The content of this website often contains affiliate links and I may be compensated if you buy through those links (at no cost to you!). Learn more about how we make money. Last edited August 17, 2018.

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My wife and I just went through an extremely expensive medical emergency in the past month where we ended up having to pay quite a bit of money to two different hospitals.

Luckily we had health insurance (see yesterday’s post), and our liability was capped at $1800.

Our emergency fund and tax rebate covered all of our costs.

We realize that some people aren’t nearly as blessed as we were, and end up facing huge mountains of hospital debt.

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  • Medical Bills Are Sooooo Expensive
  • Pay Cash And Ask For A Discount
  • Ask For A Discount Everywhere You Shop
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Medical Bills Are Sooooo Expensive

What can you do to reduce your medical bills if you aren’t covered as well as we were, or if you have a procedure that isn’t covered by your insurance?

save on hospital bills

Pay Cash And Ask For A Discount

Just ask for a discount! That’s right – ask for a discount. Often times hospitals are willing to work with you on your medical bills, often times offering discounts of 10-20% or more off of your total bill.

We have some good friends who recently had a baby at a local hospital. After being alerted to the fact that you can often negotiate your hospital bills, they called the billing department number found on their bill. After telling the operator that they wanted to pay their bill in cash, and that they would like a discount, the hospital gave them a 15% discount! They saved several hundred dollars, just by asking!

Smart Money Magazine talked about this in a recent post:

When it comes to getting paid, hospitals have their work cut out for them. Medical bills are a major cause of bankruptcy in the U.S., and when collectors are put on the case, they take up to 25% of what is reclaimed, according to Mark Friedman, founder of billing consultant Premium Healthcare Services. That leaves room for some bargaining.Take Logan Roberts. The 26-year-old had started work as a business analyst near Atlanta but had no insurance when he was rushed to the ER for an appendectomy. The uninsured can pay three times more for procedures, says Nora Johnson, senior director of Medical Billing Advocates of America; Roberts was billed $21,000. “I was like, holy cow!” he says. “That’s four times my net worth.”

After advice from advocacy group The Access Project, Roberts spoke with hospital administrators, telling them he couldn’t pay in full. Hospitals frequently work with patients, offering payment plans or discounts. It paid off for Roberts, whose bill was sliced to $4,100 — 20% of the original.

Ask For A Discount Everywhere You Shop

This tip will not only work at your hospital, but when you’re buying a car, buying new furniture, buying clearance items at your local store or when booking a hotel room. Businesses like getting paid up front, and it saves them the credit card charges when you pay cash. So, it doesn’t hurt to ask!

So there we have it, it’s a simple three step process.

  1. Ask for a discount.
  2. Pay in cash.
  3. Save big money.

Get Coverage!

If you don’t already have health insurance coverage, do it today!  You never know when you’ll have a medical emergency.   Get a rate quote from a company like eHealth Insurance Quotes where you can compare rates, and different plans:

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Other Reading And Links

  • Smart Money – 10 things hospitals won’t tell you
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Last Edited: 17th August 2018 The content of biblemoneymatters.com is for general information purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Visitors to biblemoneymatters.com should not act upon the content or information without first seeking appropriate professional advice. In accordance with the latest FTC guidelines, we declare that we have a financial relationship with every company mentioned on this site.

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About Peter Anderson

Peter Anderson is a Christian, husband to his beautiful wife Maria, and father to his 2 children. He loves reading and writing about personal finance, and also enjoys a good board game every now and again. You can find out more about him on the about page. Don't forget to say hi on Pinterest, Twitter or Facebook!

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  1. save money says

    Great advice. People tend to think that they can’t negotiate with doctors and hospitals, but it’s just not true.

    Keep an eye out for incorrect charges as well. If you ask them to itemize, you can often find charges that don’t make sense.

    save moneys last blog post..Let your out of town friends call you for free

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  2. Wally says

    Both consumers and companies can negotiate. medicalbillhelper.com provides a simple review and negotiate service.

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  3. Nick says

    Yes, discounts are the name of the game in healthcare. Discounts often manifest themselves as provider-based charity care & financial assistance programs at most hospitals and healthcare providers in the form of sliding scale income discounts, discounts for caps on medical expenses as % of AGI, un-employed discounts, and uninsured discounts. The most common ones require you to demonstrate financial hardship in a rational manner to the provider.

    If you are genuinely experiencing hardship, these four strategies and provider-sponsored payment plans are described in detail at medicalbillsurvivalguide.com

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  4. joy says

    In case you are willing to save your money on medications, then going for generic medications will be the best. These will be as effective as that of brand. In case you have thought of switching to Generic, then you can use the coupon code 15C2G at International Drug Mart and save.

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