Excessive Emergency Room Charges

[MadMomNow]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?North Carolina

Several months ago, I took my child to the emergency room. We were there several hours. Several Doctors looked at my child but did not run any tests or take any x-rays. Instead they just gave me a referral to another doctor. I received a bill for several thousand dollars. I had medicaid at the time but now I don't. Even though I no longer qualify for medicaid, I still cannot pay that kind of a bill. Is there anything I can do to get them to reduce the bill or to go ahead and file it with medicaid?

 

[cbg]

If you were covered by medicaid at the time of the treatment, then you can still submit the bill to them.

 

[MizChristi]

I didn't know that you could do this yourself. How do you go about it?

 

[cbg]

You make a copy of the bill, making sure to include any proper identification. You put it in an evelope, address it, put a stamp on it, and drop it in the mail.