Comments on: Hospital Bill Relief for the Uninsured http://epilepsytalk.com/2010/01/03/hospital-bill-relief-for-the-uninsured/ News and Views Wed, 30 May 2012 17:02:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Phylis Feiner Johnson http://epilepsytalk.com/2010/01/03/hospital-bill-relief-for-the-uninsured/#comment-6861 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:42:51 +0000 http://epilepsytalk.com/?p=683#comment-6861 What invaluable information. Many, many thanks, Sara!

]]> By: Sara Vonree http://epilepsytalk.com/2010/01/03/hospital-bill-relief-for-the-uninsured/#comment-6848 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:36:22 +0000 http://epilepsytalk.com/?p=683#comment-6848 Phylis,

You are not imposing.

The company charged a 25 percent fee on the reduction. So I paid a $275 fee all together. They do not have a fee unless they lower your bill for you satisfactorily.

I searched around google and gave them a chance.

]]> By: Phylis Feiner Johnson http://epilepsytalk.com/2010/01/03/hospital-bill-relief-for-the-uninsured/#comment-6822 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:23:42 +0000 http://epilepsytalk.com/?p=683#comment-6822 Good for you Sara!

That’s fascinating (and amazing) and helpful to us all!

Where how did you find the medical bill negotiation company?

If you don’t mind my asking, how much did cost?

]]> By: Sara Vonree http://epilepsytalk.com/2010/01/03/hospital-bill-relief-for-the-uninsured/#comment-6821 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:25:53 +0000 http://epilepsytalk.com/?p=683#comment-6821 I used a medical bill negotiation company to lower my hospital bill. The bill originally was 2000 and the company http://www.klfinancialservices.com was able to lower the bill to 900, I was satisfied as all the hospital did when I inquired was gave me forms for financial assistance, which I knew I would not qualify for.

]]> By: Mike http://epilepsytalk.com/2010/01/03/hospital-bill-relief-for-the-uninsured/#comment-3387 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:41:57 +0000 http://epilepsytalk.com/?p=683#comment-3387 I’ve already done all that was mentioned.
Well. what I did was just sent the amount that I could afford every month.

Mike

]]> By: Phylis Feiner Johnson http://epilepsytalk.com/2010/01/03/hospital-bill-relief-for-the-uninsured/#comment-3042 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:52:12 +0000 http://epilepsytalk.com/?p=683#comment-3042 The Patient Advocate Foundation – solves insurance and healthcare access problems, they assist patients with medical debt crisis… insurance access problems…and job retention for those with chronic, debilitating and life-threatening illnesses.

http://www.patientadvocate.org/

The HealthWell Foundation is committed to addressing the needs of individuals with insurance who cannot afford their copayments, coinsurance, and premiums for important medical treatments. Their mission is to ensure that no patient goes without health care because they can’t afford it.

http://www.healthwellfoundation.org/

From NPR by Julie Appleby

“Too many nonprofit hospitals fail to adequately publicize their charity-care programs, two advocacy groups say in a survey report released today.

While the vast majority of the 99 hospitals surveyed by the Access Project and Community Catalyst mentioned the availability of free or discounted care on their websites, or when contacted by phone, less than half provided application forms and only about one-quarter included information on requirements to qualify for such care…” For more information, click on:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126532508&ft=1&f=1001

I hope this helps, Shah…

]]> By: shah http://epilepsytalk.com/2010/01/03/hospital-bill-relief-for-the-uninsured/#comment-3040 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:56:17 +0000 http://epilepsytalk.com/?p=683#comment-3040 Hi i need help with a problem i encountered couple weeks ago. I live in LA and i was visiting Las Vegas where i had a seizure for the first time. And i just received my medical bill, and i wanted to see where i can get help to pay this massive bill off that i cant afford. If you know of any other charities or aids besides the hill burton act please let me know thank you.

]]> By: Phylis Feiner Johnson http://epilepsytalk.com/2010/01/03/hospital-bill-relief-for-the-uninsured/#comment-574 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:22:14 +0000 http://epilepsytalk.com/?p=683#comment-574 THANKS for the info, Ruth!

]]> By: Ruth Brown http://epilepsytalk.com/2010/01/03/hospital-bill-relief-for-the-uninsured/#comment-572 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:31:05 +0000 http://epilepsytalk.com/?p=683#comment-572 Hi Phylis, I just noticed that you put down Developmental Hospitals in California. It is true that they are free. My husband worked for one for 10 years.

A person has to meet special requirements to get into one. First, a person has to be really devolpmentally delayed. You have to go through a Regional Center for the Disabled to see if you qualify. You have doctors and psychiatric personnel 24 hours a day. They are psychiatric and medical facilities.

Then, it is your permanent residence.

]]> By: Ruth Brown http://epilepsytalk.com/2010/01/03/hospital-bill-relief-for-the-uninsured/#comment-571 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:15:51 +0000 http://epilepsytalk.com/?p=683#comment-571 I noticed that you put in Devolpmental Hospitals. I know about them because my husband worked at one in California for 10 years.

They are permanent residences for the Devolpmentally disabled. They are not easy to get into. First you have to go through a Regional Center and they decide if you qualify or not. They are for people who cannot live on their own.

It is a permanent place of residence for life.

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