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Originally Posted by JanusCole
Since signing up, my premiums have gone up something like what? 25%? The Bastids!
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Side note/rant: I go to one industrial clinic, where I see workman's comp patients. WC law says that if a patient doesn't speak English, an interpreter (not just a nurse or office worker who's bilingual, but a state-certified interpreter) must be provided and the cost is borne by the insurance provider.
So at this clinic, the interpreter helped translate on one particular patient 5 times or so. The interpreter is an independent contractor, so he bills for his own services separately. Well, the insurance company denied his bills, gave a bunch of canned answers why they denied payment (i.e. interpreter did not seek prior authorization), and even wrote something to the effect: "in these difficult economic times" they did not think it was proper that they should have to pay for interpreting services. So they didn't pay.
Maybe next time they raise your premiums, you should write back that "in these difficult economic times" you shouldn't have to pay more, either.
The golden rule: He who has the gold, makes the rules. In general in the world of medicine, "he" is the insurance industry.