Eleven days after my husband’s funeral, I received a $14,216 hospital bill. I immediately noticed seven charges dated AFTER his death. The billing clerk tried to send me through the normal appeals process—until I told her I had written the company’s coding guidelines myself. What I uncovered didn’t just erase my husband’s bill. It exposed a massive billing scheme involving dozens of deceased patients.
The hospital bill arrived eleven days after my husband’s funeral. $14,216. I stared at the number for a long time. Then I opened the envelope, took out my yellow highlighter, …
Eleven days after my husband’s funeral, I received a $14,216 hospital bill. I immediately noticed seven charges dated AFTER his death. The billing clerk tried to send me through the normal appeals process—until I told her I had written the company’s coding guidelines myself. What I uncovered didn’t just erase my husband’s bill. It exposed a massive billing scheme involving dozens of deceased patients. Read More
