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3. My Friend's Mother Used to Work For A Lab

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 05:02 PM

Jan 2020

He job was to remind insurance companies to pay their invoices. When I asked her why she told me insurance companies like to delay payments hoping to push back their payments in order to make their quarterly statements look better; cash on hand from non payments adds to the bottom line. Sadly this was back in the 90s so this has been going on a long time.

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My Insurer is Dysfunctional [View all] bmichaelh Jan 2020 OP

Their function is to deny claims Sherman A1 Jan 2020 #1

My Friend's Mother Used to Work For A Lab modrepub Jan 2020 #3

That sucks. You don't need that babylonsister Jan 2020 #2

I finished my sixth and final round of R-Chop in Sept HeiressofBickworth Jan 2020 #4

When I was desperately ill 15 years ago, I realized what an absolute crap system Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #5

Holy crap. I hope your son is recovered, and you as well. Any filing process/setup reccomendations mahina Jan 2020 #7

Same thing happened with me and my Botox injections for daily migraines. BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #6

Insurer Update bmichaelh Jan 2020 #8

Glad to hear that. femmocrat Jan 2020 #9