oldfella1962
Senior Member
Okay I got my first statement from Tricare concerning my wife's (still ongoing) medical care. True to form, the statement came today, when Tricare is shut down for a three-day weekend. That said, the statement
is well over a dozen pages long, but the "grand total" is on page #1.
I'll round it off for brevity:
AMOUNT BILLED - $ 700,000 DOLLARS. Not a typo, not Zimbabwe dollars - 700,000 Yankee dollars.
TRICARE ALLOWED - ZERO
TRICARE PAID - ZERO
Bear in mind I called Humana/Tricare constantly throughout the medical ordeal asking them "Is this allowed"? "Is that allowed"? They assured me that everything was indeed allowed, or the hospital wouldn't
treat her in the first place. Hospitals get Tricare approval upfront, so they don't get stuck with a bill few patients could ever pay. So my "on topic" question is - has anybody else here ever received a MOAB (Mother of All Bills) from health care providers because Tricare didn't cover a dime of the alleged "pre-approved" medical care? Sidenote how much did my blood pressure spike when I saw that statement? I wish I was hooked up to a cuff to find out.
is well over a dozen pages long, but the "grand total" is on page #1.
I'll round it off for brevity:
AMOUNT BILLED - $ 700,000 DOLLARS. Not a typo, not Zimbabwe dollars - 700,000 Yankee dollars.
TRICARE ALLOWED - ZERO
TRICARE PAID - ZERO
Bear in mind I called Humana/Tricare constantly throughout the medical ordeal asking them "Is this allowed"? "Is that allowed"? They assured me that everything was indeed allowed, or the hospital wouldn't
treat her in the first place. Hospitals get Tricare approval upfront, so they don't get stuck with a bill few patients could ever pay. So my "on topic" question is - has anybody else here ever received a MOAB (Mother of All Bills) from health care providers because Tricare didn't cover a dime of the alleged "pre-approved" medical care? Sidenote how much did my blood pressure spike when I saw that statement? I wish I was hooked up to a cuff to find out.