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Originally Posted by Zeke
I think I know my policy. Ah, and I guess EOB is Explanation of Benefits. Perhaps I need to be the one to explain.
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EOB is an intentional obfuscation of benefits masquerading as information. I got one a few months ago with 2 line items. One was a string of numbers and the words "immunization," and a price of $37.50. The next line was a string of numbers and the words "immunization," and a price of $37.50. I'm thinking a billing error. Nope. The string of numbers was slightly different. One line was for the cost of the drug and one was for the cost of injecting it. By some bizarre coincidence the cost of the drug and the cost of injecting it were exactly the same! When this apparent mistake was explained to me I asked how often the cost of medication exactly equals the cost of administering it and she said, "often." So the question is, which cost are they just pulling out of their butts? Do they look at the cost of the drug to determine how much it costs them to inject it, or do they look at the cost of injection and decide that happens to be the exact price of the drug?