Author: stephent
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:54 pm
Urine screening companies make a killing off of us. Plain and simple. I was randomly screened for a year (by choice) and it was pretty costly.
My doctor uses a drug testing company that ONLY charges what the insurance is willing to pay. So, that tells me that it is more the enough for a company to make a profit with what the insurance pays. Places like Labcorp are just charging us because they know they can get away with it.
Frickin Insurance and Medical Companies in cahoots. Always, Always, Always request itemized billing whenever you can and review it. You get charged for services you do not need quite often. Its the worst when you are in a state with only one or two insurance companies. This is supposed to be addressed in a few years.
Sorry for the rant, a few years (pre HCR bill) I had to drop down to a PPO and pay more for it because insurance was becoming to costly for my non-profit. I’d think BCBS makes enough, but they always got make that extra billion or two. Thankfully they cannot use addiction as a pre-existing condition anymore.