I became responsible for a $1200 lab bill, when the doctor submitted the wrong diagnosis code to medicare. He said he would correct it, but never did, and I spent several frustrating months with unreturned phone calls, unanswered letters, and visits where they said they would correct it but did not. I finally transfered to another physician elsewhere, and stated that I was submitting a Better \r
Business Bureau complaint. They called the next day, and fixed the problem in a few minutes. In addition, with a scary diagnosis, I probably spent 20 minutes with a physician, over the course of 3 visits, and had many unanswered questions.
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