That's spot on, Mike. As one who had major back surgery back in January, I can attest to this. I do have good insurance that I'm generally please with. My surgery ended up billing my insurance for nearly $120,000. That's for all the doctors, hospitals, $25 tylenols, etc. In the end, my insurance company paid out a little less than $64,000. I paid $1,500. More power to Susan for doing what Blue Cross does thousands of times a day. Rob McCall > On 11/3/2010 5:19 AM, Mike Spalding wrote: >> >> That part was paid by the same people who pay the part the insurance companies don't pay. Look at any EOB (explanation of benefits) from the insurance companies - there's the amount billed, then the discounted amount the insurance company has negotiated (bullied) with the provider. In the case of hospital surgery bills, the discounted amount can be as little as 1/3 the original amount billed. Don't attack Susan for doing, in a small way, what every insurance company does in a very big way. >> >> Mike
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