#278 | Inside Medical Billing: The Complexities, Ethical Concerns and Tips for Reducing Your Bill

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Chapters

1. #278 | Inside Medical Billing: The Complexities, Ethical Concerns and Tips for Reducing Your Bill (00:00:00)

2. Medical billing and CPT coding for birth and postpartum (00:04:31)

3. Unethical billing practices in obstetrics (00:12:15)

4. Medical billing and insurance companies (00:18:20)

5. Hospital billing practices and insurance reimbursement (00:23:18)

6. U.S. Healthcare system and insurance/hospital billing (00:31:01)

7. Patient rights (00:37:34)

8. Hospital charges for a car birth (00:37:45)

9. Does competition affect hospital billing if my hospital has a monopoly? (00:38:56)

10. Will insurance pay if I leave against medical advice (AMA)? (00:39:23)

11. What if hospitals can't get the baby out of the NICU? (00:39:46)

12. Navigating medical billing and having your bill reduced (00:42:15)

13. Can my healthcare bills affect my credit score? (00:42:20)