As I said previously, a ton of tests and surgeries had racked up quite a large medical bill. I’ve decided to not panic and worry about it. I made payment arrangements with everyone and I pay what I can without starving myself or my daughter. Unless I win the lottery, those bills aren’t going anywhere soon.
And then I hit the lottery…
Not really the lottery, but I did find out recently that I qualified for 60% off of the actual hospital bills through some kind of charity program they have. I had called to set up my payment arrangement and was told about the program. After they sent me a form, all I needed to do was fill it out and attach copies of check stubs. To tell you the truth, I wasn’t expecting to qualify for so much. I was pretty surprised when I got the letter. Of course, that only applies to the bills at the hospital, it doesn’t apply to the labs or other clinics and testing and whatever else. I honestly couldn’t tell you all of the places I owe money to because of one surgery. Still, I couldn’t have asked for more from the hospital, well except for just downright free service, but that isn’t fair either.
I am but a hamster on the medical bill wheel of life…
My friend at work and I joke about the medical bill cycle all the time. She has three kids, so between their annual visits and checkups as well as hers and her husbands, she figures that they’ll always just have a bill at the clinic for the rest of their lives. I can relate to this completely, as soon as you’re almost paid off, you get sick or need some other kind of surgery.
Next year will be better…
I think I said this last year, not sure but I feel like I’ve had everything checked and worked on this year that could possibly be worked on. I don’t think I’ll have any reason whatsoever to be in a hospital, or test for so 2010 should mean a lot less medical bills, right? Like I said…I think I said that last year.
I guess what I’m figuring out is life is life. I’ve learned to live with the fact that I’ll have these perpetual medical bills. I do what I can, work out the payments that can be worked out and sometimes I even get a little lucky and get 60% deducted. The day I post something like “Woo hoo all medical bills are paid in full,” or “Yeehaw, I don’t owe a soul for anything medical,” well that’s the day someone better check on me. I’m either lying or I’ve bumped my head…and need to go to the hospital…