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Originally Posted by pylon
I am pretty sure they just won't treat you. They wouldn't even look at my niece until the coverage with AMA was confirmed. Unless you are dying right then and there, like mangled and unconscious in a car wreck bad, you get sent home until you have your credit card pre-authorized. Both the walk in clinic and the hospital demanded confirmation of one or the other before you get past the front desk.
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Maybe I misunderstood regarding the difference between direct and non direct billing of insurance. It sounded like if you didn't have insurance that could be direct billed you would be expected to somehow pay.
My question is, I have insurance coverage but the hospital can't direct bill them and will have to wait for a cheque. The coverage is confirmed by the hospital by calling the insurance provider. I assume in that case I wouldn't be expected to pay out of pocket first?