Reply #71: I have a $2,500 deductible. When my husband went to the emergency [View All]

[1monster]

room and got a whopping $4000 plus the doctor's bill for a bag of saline (which he told them he didn't want) and an X-ray, I went ballistic (having dealt with the notorious overcharging, extortionist hospital before.

After then insurance paid off their part, we still owed $1700. I went to the hospital and told them that I would give them $500 cash, right then and there if they would write off the rest of the bill. Otherwise, I told them, I'll pay you $10.00 per month for the rest of forever.

They accepted the $500 cash settlement.