A rant about bills
When I started my treatment my doctor said “don’t worry you won’t be charged for anything”
I already met my decuctible just figuring out I have fucking cancer, and now nonstop I’m seeing discrepancies between my insurance (independence blue cross) and my doctors (Penn medicine). I have over $20k looming in IBX saying I owe that I’ve submitted an appeal for and I’m otherwise ignoring, and I just paid about a thousand to Penn but they sent me another bill for 2 grand. I’ve already paid my 3 grand deductible.
Admittedly I’ve been a piece of shit and I have waited to pay the outstanding bills because I haven’t done a full audit..I’m just frustrated because I’m just trying to survive this treatment but now I’m so scared this medical debt will fall on me.
I’ve asked several times to have a patient advocate and I’m never helped. Just having a cry.