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The check is in the mail. :)
Grazie. I wonder if Pete is updating the total including mailed checks, or just the paypal donations. Things have kinda slowed a bit on this, which is to be expected I think
Yeah, that would be interesting to know.
Does he and his family know that the doctors and hospitals can't charge interest on Dr.'s bills? I wasn't aware of that myself until recently. Instead of putting a few on my credit card or HELOC, I set up payments directly so I wouldn't be charged interest. Also, if just a bit is paid on each bill, each month, you are at least "trying" and they can't (I believe I'm right) send it to collections. I heard someone speaking about a relative they have that has two children with Hunter's Syndrome and some of the free local available resources that they could use, plus some of the info. on medical bills and the above info. that they can't send bills to collections if you're at least paying something on them. I'm sure there is a bunch more info. out there to be found on how to deal with excessive Dr. bills.
Hope that helps.
I just remembered something.....
A long time ago, the federal government started passing out huge sums of money to hospitals all over the country to upgrade and improve facilities. Hospitals weren't required to take the money....but if they did, they had to agree to provide treatement regardless of ability to pay. These were known as Hill-Burton Hospitals. Ran a search and found this:
http://www.hrsa.gov/hillburton/
Pete needs to check for these facilties in his area. Hospitals will not advertise the fact that they are Hill-Burton....you have to force them to cough up the info....which they are required by law to give when requested to do so. He may have to jump through some red tape hoops, but the bottom line is that Hill-Burton hospitals cannot refuse treatment because of lack of insurance or ability to pay. Least that is my understanding.....
I alerted him. Thanks Maxx
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Up to $3445...... :)
Don't forget to read the updates too....
http://www.oneana.com/
I've been reading them... I try to check in every couple of days :)
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Up to $3910......keep it going...... :cool:
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Been a couple new updates to the site....
http://www.oneana.com/
Thanks for the reminder maxx ;)
Yeah...I know that feeling....getting those huge bills in the mail after a procedure. You feel like saying, "Excuse me for wanting to live...." :rolleyes:
I have been a capitalist/conservative all my life.....but I am here to say that the time has come for socialized medicine in this country. People have a right to live regardless of their salary or insurance....period.