You Yanks should pay attention
Things that never happened while I lived in Canada and used the single-payer Canadian system (Ontario Health Insurance Plan — OHIP):
— Denial of benefits due to a pre-existing condition.
— Denial of claim due to not approved provider.
— Denial of claim due to not authorized service.
— Denial of claim due to improper coding by provider.
— Co-pay due at time of service.
— Multiple invoices for a single provider visit.
— Multiple calls to provider to determine the reason for the denial of claim.
— Deductible percentage deducted from invoice due to service provider.
— Billed for services rendered.
All of these have happened to me in the U.S. health-insurance system, except denial of benefits.
Oh for Canada’s health insurance — single payer.
— Jay F. Johnson, Redmond