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blackbootz  ·  2086 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: July 11, 2018

Thanks. I've used the word SMIDSY twice today explaining what happened to me.

I realize I have to be even warier and more distrusting than I was. Because I want to keep commuting by bike, it's become a total joy to me to get my heart rate up, not sit in traffic, feel the sun on my face, etc. etc. But I have to ride with 600,000 cranky indifferents.

    because here's a fun one: if you went to the hospital and reported that you were in an accident, YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE IS NOT GOING TO COVER YOUR BILL

Does this apply to Medicaid? Hope not.





kleinbl00  ·  2086 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Medicaid is just insurance. There are dozens of companies that administer it.

I got hit on a motorcycle. I went to get checked out. I was fine. When the urgent care clinic submitted it to my insurance, it got kicked back because my insurance company determined that any injury (or medical treatment) due me needed to come out of the insurance company of the guy who smacked me across I-5.

Yeah. That company ruled I was at fault until I gave them a police report indicating that their driver was 100% at fault and violating three laws.

But since I hadn't made the claim yet, I was out $200.

Fuck insurance companies.

blackbootz  ·  2086 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Fuck.

I have the chick’s contact info. I told people at the hospital I was hit by a car. Am I gonna get a bill in the mail soon?

Fuck.

kleinbl00  ·  2086 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No. Not soon. That is exactly the problem. You need to file a claim with her insurance ASAP.

ASAP.

blackbootz  ·  2086 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thank you—will do this ASAP then. Jesus I don’t know the first thing about this shit.

snoodog  ·  2086 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Depending on the extent of injury and quality of insurance you have it sometimes better to say you had a bike accident and lie.

blackbootz  ·  2085 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Depending on the extent of injury and quality of insurance you have it sometimes better to say you had a bike accident and lie.

I told several people at the hospital, including some hospital insurance scribe, that I was hit by a car. Probably too late for that.

kleinbl00  ·  2086 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It sure sucks finding out the hard way.