Posted by llurpsienoodle on May 14, 2008, at 5:40:21
In reply to Re: I woke up with stupor » llurpsienoodle, posted by ClearSkies on May 13, 2008, at 20:34:49
> > The thing is that T never sends me bills, he expects me to know what my copay is and keep track of it. I know it's at least 500 dollars, probably more since I paid him. I was hoping he had been forgetting it.
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> Just on a practical note, it would probably help you keep better track of T expenses if he would at least hand you a bill at the end of a session. My T and I keep the paperwork side very short and just on a carbonless receipt - so she's got a copy of what she's billed me too.I'm trying to figure out how much I owe him per session. I think it's about 10.90 cents. I have to double check this. Then I can give him a check at the end of every session and be done with the guilty feelings. better yet, I can mail him the check.
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> I hate, *hate* talking about money. But at least we've got a paper trail of some kind. I'm not trying to make excuses for you - but your T has been expecting you to keep track of your copays in your head? WTF? (He must have a lot of people who owe him money by now with this kind of practice.)funny thing- he takes the therapy part very seriously, but not the billing part. I think he is careful to get paid by the insurance company, but not so careful to get paid by me. I get a letter from the insurance company "the portion you owe your provider is $xx.xx, which you may have already paid. So it's a place to start.
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> ((((LlurpsieNoodle)))) I know how stressful it is to worry about bills and unexpected ones like the dentist. You'll get through this - it won't get cleared up overnight, but it will get better.
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> CSI hope you're right. After I woke up from stupor, I got out all the old insurance papers. I owe him between $250-$350. It's not exact, because I don't know about the services in March, 2008. How many times I went, etc. This is right around the time that I moved, so it's no wonder that this paper got lost in the shuffle. I'm going to have to ask about this paper.
I do feel better, even overnight. Funny how a few hours of sleep will do that. Been up since 5 though. this is a bad trend. At least kitty is keeping me company this early morning.
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