suemt
Expert
I have a situation and I'm not sure how to address.
The surgeon is out of network and there is one insurance company that pays the patient! While some patients forward the payment to the doctor, there are too many who seem to treat the $15,000 checks like they've won the lottery and do not pay even though they have signed a promise to pay.
The amount is too much to go to small claims court, we can't refuse to treat them, and trying to collect by hiring an attorney could eat up all the payment anyway, especially since the patients who do this are usually financially challenged and the money has been spent before we could do anything about it anyway.
I want to camp at the patient's mailbox and take them by limo to the bank when the check arrives, but I'm sure there is a more practical solution.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
The surgeon is out of network and there is one insurance company that pays the patient! While some patients forward the payment to the doctor, there are too many who seem to treat the $15,000 checks like they've won the lottery and do not pay even though they have signed a promise to pay.
The amount is too much to go to small claims court, we can't refuse to treat them, and trying to collect by hiring an attorney could eat up all the payment anyway, especially since the patients who do this are usually financially challenged and the money has been spent before we could do anything about it anyway.
I want to camp at the patient's mailbox and take them by limo to the bank when the check arrives, but I'm sure there is a more practical solution.
Thanks in advance for any advice.