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For #4 on your list, I remember the insane bills we got when our first child was born. It was also insane the sheer number of bills that we got.

First we received a bill for the stay in the hospital. And then we received a bill for the doctor performing the delivery. Okay, fine, it makes some amount of sense, that doctor supports multiple hospitals and isn't technically part of the hospital and staff at that maternity ward that is there 100% of the time.

And then the separate bill for lab work, and another for the pediatrician, and another for our baby's stay in the hospital (this one really got me, why?! we were all in the same room), and then another for the lactation consultant, and, and, and...

I don't remember each one specifically at this point, but I believe it was 7 separate bills.

Edit: typos




I'm still getting bills from various groups almost a year after having a child. Being so far out from the event always makes me cautious about immediately paying them; I'm rather worried about getting a fraudulent bill that looks real, as many of these bills come from central billing offices several states over. It then takes me time to truly connect the dots from the service and looking at insurance history to ensure this bill is legitimate and that I technically do owe that.




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