Preview โ The Goal
๐ฏ The Goal: The initial invoice is often an unvetted estimate โ never pay a flat medical balance as-is. Studies keep finding errors in the majority of hospital bills: duplicate charges, services never rendered, wrong billing codes. The magic phrase that starts every fix: 'I'd like an itemized bill, please.' It's your legal right, it's free, and it routinely turns a terrifying number into a negotiable one.