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The hospital bills
Federal
Bills arrive over months, from several different organisations, and often before your insurer has finished processing. Billing errors are common. The first number you are shown is not necessarily the number you owe.
What people get wrong
- Bills from the hospital, the doctors and the anaesthetist may all arrive separately. Three bills does not mean you were charged three times.
- A bill arriving before your baby was added to the plan may simply need resubmitting once coverage is backdated.
Where this comes from
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