Venting

They say you should never act when you're mad, but writing is very cathartic for me. I'm mad about health care issues! I got hit with a double whammy this week. Whammy #1 - Happy New Year from BC/BS, "we've reviewed your coverage and have increased your premium $47 more each month." I suppose the review showed that I went to the dentist and had a root canal. Because of my husband's health issues, I routinely let my own health slide because who can afford to pay medical bills on more than one person at a time? I wondered how much MORE my insurance would have increased had I gone for care more than once this past year.

Whammy #2 - we get a bill from the hospital for almost $500 in charges from when Mike was in the hospital in October 2008. Mind you this is the first time we have even seen these bills from hospitalization 15 months ago. Is it possible that a mistake has been made? Maybe so . . . but guess who now has to dig out all the old bills to try to reconcile something that we thought had been completely paid? ME! I swear they do stuff like this to drum up business, because my blood pressure is going to land me in the emergency room some day. And yes, I'll get excellent care but I'm PAYING FOR IT!!!!!!!