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boadicea-h5 t1_iujz9lb wrote

Reply to comment by HadesHimself in A billing expert investigated her husband's ER bill. She was able to knock thousands off the charge. by 11ej25

It does require intent. I'm a medical coder and biller. We make mistakes. If we are notified and correct it, it's not fraud. Typos happen. We are legally obligated to notify insurance companies of these mistakes so the medical record they have for the patient is corrected as well. It's very easy to make a mistake. We try not to, though.

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Rikuskill t1_iuk0whj wrote

I just wish there was some more transparency in this situation. It shouldn't have taken a year to discover the fraud. The data should be quickly available, and if not then the charge should be dropped, no?

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