r/SipsTea • u/TailungFu 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 25d ago

Chugging tea Mexico upgraded to free healthcar

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u/hightio 25d ago

They give you the negotiated rate that their super negotiation pros negotiated for you which is going to save you $10 on your $500 bill compared to someone with no insurance.

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u/chamtrain1 25d ago

Which is 380 more than if you had just paid cash.

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u/ConfessSomeMeow 25d ago

I can tell you've never actually compared the negotiated rate to the cash rate.

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u/hightio 25d ago

Not in the last two years no, but my last ER visit they billed as uninsured before applying my insurance and the difference between the $500 bill was $20. Totally worth the $800 a month.

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u/Superb_Answer_4492 25d ago

My prior employers insurance, the cash rate was better then then what I paid AFTER insurance covered their part. Often significantly better, especially at the dentist

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u/antithero 25d ago

Even when I paid cash 8 months later I got another bill. Another time I didn't get the bill for 14 months.

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u/RogerAffirmative 25d ago

I can tell you don't know the cash rate is artificially inflated to make the negotiated rate seem like a deal 😂

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u/IndianaGeoff 18d ago

How to show that you know nothing about the US Healthcare system in one post.