By Jan Greene There's a really interesting column in the Wall Street Journal this week by Dr. Benjamin Brewer, who writes regularly about his experiences in the American health system. He talks about taking his daughter to an emergency room for stitches and getting a surprisingly high bill. His comments address what this blog...
By Jan Greene One of the many frustrating things about paying for healthcare these days is finding out how much you should be paying for a hospital-based service. It's completely hit-or-miss if you call a hospital's billing department and ask how much they would charge, list price, for a given procedure…maybe an elective surgery...
By Jan Greene Greetings. There's an interesting chicken-or-egg thing that goes into starting a blog. Do you just start writing even if nobody's out there? Or do you put together a comprehensive package and then start publicizing? I'm guessing this is a little of both. I'm going to keep commenting on what's going on...
By Jan Greene It occurs to me that I’ve asked folks to share the intimate details of their health and financial problems. Not everybody is willing to tell the world about the trouble they had getting their insurance company to pay for their therapy bills or hemorrhoid treatments. After all, as I remind myself...