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Ok so my kid had an ear infection, right? As kids often do.
The doctor scraped out a bit of earwax to have a better look inside.
I was sent a bill for $200 PER EAR for this 5 second procedure which I did not give permission for them to do.
That was key- they did not ASK me if they could do this "procedure". And, as I OWN a medical practice (it's me. The medical practice is me, sitting in my house on video calls) I knew to call them when this bill came in to be like "You did not obtain informed consent for this procedure, and it was not en emergency procedure. You had full ability to gain my consent and didn't. I'm not paying."
And the massive hospital who owned the bill said "yuh-huh you do have to pay."
And I said "I own a practice. I know these laws. I do not owe you money for this."
And they conducted an "internal review" and SURPRISE! Decided I totally owed them money and they had never done anything wrong ever.
And so I called my state's Attorney General office, and explained the situation because, as I mentioned, I know the law. The AG got in touch within a couple days to say they were taking the case and would send the massive hospital conglomerate a knock it off, guys letter.
Lo and Behold, today I have a letter where said hospital graciously has agreed to forfeit the payment.
"How not to get screwed over by companies" should be part of civics class.
Know your rights and know who to call when they're infringed on. This whole process cost me $0 and honestly less effort than I would have expected.
May this knowledge find its way to someone else who can use it.
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Tills manbun in Live Paris makes me feral…. I want him to break my back and roast me with his fire cannon thingy
This Man is the Man
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2012 Till was just... yum 🤤
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Me, pointing at a 6’2” German pyromaniac who’s built like a refrigerator: that man is BABY
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"What a surprise when Till come with his JBL with the maximum sound and sang lyric perfectly ! The funniest is that the music that we can hear is a classic French band / song that every French knows ! He drew a nice drawing on the wall too !
The others were Very calm. Paul was funny because my name is also Paul and he said to me how to prononce it in German . And he spoke in French (some words).
Christoph has an unbelievable charm. Few words but very kind and even look better than the picture (already handsome).
Richard was missing and Oli / Flake didn't talk but they smiled"
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Someone in the Lifad forum about this M&G :
"When it was the turn of Till, a storm with a loudspeaker in his hand, the song of Calogero, "Face à la mer", and him singing the approximate lyrics. He passes in front of us and goes to a fridge that was in the room and throws it down [...], a madman but a good madman."
The song in question :
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kurt vonnegut, being good at things is not the point of doing them.
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https://www.instagram.com/tanya/?g=5
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happy "everyone forgets that icarus also flew" monday. i want to throw up !
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More stories from hell (retail) today I was ringing up this lady and she goes oh I want to do part of this on a gift card and the rest on normal card and I go ok and then she hands me a folded piece of paper. I think oh OK it must be folded around the gift card, right? Wrong. It is a folded sheet of 8×11 printer paper with "$40" written on the inside in ballpoint pen. I go what is this. She says a gift card. I say this is not a gift card. She says yes it is. I say this is a piece of paper with "$40" written on it. She says "well it's a gift card." I say it absolutely is not. I am grinding my teeth. She says well I want to use it. I say you physically cannot do that bc it is a piece of paper. I cannot scan or swipe it. I apologize, as if this is my fault, and not because she is completely insane. I hate it here
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Two years after getting my big boy I decided to get him a little sister, I think they’re meant to be
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