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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

And that would be the exception, not the rule.  They aren't saving any money 
by allowing 30 days.  They still have to general a bill, be it off 
electronically to insurance companies or hard copy to uninsured patients.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "clhw" <clhw AT infoave.net>


> The local hospital to my county has instituted a 30% discount for anyone
> who pays the entire bill of a procedure, like a lab blood work, before it
> is done. It also discounts the amount which must be paid if it is paid
> within 30 days.
>
> All the doctors who are affiliated under the hospital system (not all 
> those
> who can admit to the hospital) also give 20 or 30% discount for bills paid
> immediately upon the visit.
>
> The hospital in the next county over, which is a larger regional hospital,
> gives a 7% discount for all bills paid immediately. Larger percentages are
> given for people with no insurance, upon negotiation.
>
> One doctor's office, registered with the regional hospital, but not
> sporting their name on its bills discounts as much as 50% on negotiation.
>
> It is rare for a hospital (or doctor) to see money from an insurance
> company in less than 90 days and they have to pay someone to do the filing
> papers to get it then. So, it's like a gas station which has a lower price
> for cash payment. Also, they know that people who are strapped to pay a
> bill may just give up if not allowed some more reasonable amount to pay.