http://www.lifeslurper.com/http:/www.lifeslurper.com/2008/09/22/paying-through-the-noe-for-a-baby/ In fertility clinics no one can hear you scream Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:24:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.lifeslurper.com/http:/www.lifeslurper.com/2008/09/22/paying-through-the-noe-for-a-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-785 Baby name meaning and origin for Kenisha Fri, 15 May 2009 04:06:49 +0000 http://www.lifeslurper.com/?p=634#comment-785 [...] Paying through the no$e for a baby at lifeslurper [...] [...] Paying through the no$e for a baby at lifeslurper [...]

]]> http://www.lifeslurper.com/http:/www.lifeslurper.com/2008/09/22/paying-through-the-noe-for-a-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-282 KandiB Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:44:57 +0000 http://www.lifeslurper.com/?p=634#comment-282 I can totally relate to the whole billing coordinator issue. At our clinic, as soon as you're done with whatever procedure (even if its just a blood draw), the nurse hands you a plastic folder. You have to take that to the billing coordinator (a.k.a. the Payment Nazi). I swear she's got ice in her veins. You have to pay your treatment as soon as its done. And the IVFs have to be paid, in full, up front. It's great. Really great. In the state of Washington, fertility insurance is optional for employers - I think about 5% of employers cover it. So...it's all out of pocket, up-front for us. Takes any iota of warmth/caring/empathy from the nursing/dr staff and flushes it right down the drain. FUN! I can totally relate to the whole billing coordinator issue. At our clinic, as soon as you’re done with whatever procedure (even if its just a blood draw), the nurse hands you a plastic folder. You have to take that to the billing coordinator (a.k.a. the Payment Nazi). I swear she’s got ice in her veins. You have to pay your treatment as soon as its done. And the IVFs have to be paid, in full, up front. It’s great. Really great. In the state of Washington, fertility insurance is optional for employers – I think about 5% of employers cover it. So…it’s all out of pocket, up-front for us. Takes any iota of warmth/caring/empathy from the nursing/dr staff and flushes it right down the drain. FUN!

]]> http://www.lifeslurper.com/http:/www.lifeslurper.com/2008/09/22/paying-through-the-noe-for-a-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-278 admin Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:36:19 +0000 http://www.lifeslurper.com/?p=634#comment-278 Manda: Its amazing isn't it? I think the clinics can get away with a lot, 'cos we need them so much. The way mine does it, means that months on, even when they have signed off on us, and sent out the invoices...when the paperwork finally gets taken into Medicare they say 'we don't process these here....they have to go to our head office' and the waiting continues on and on! Manda: Its amazing isn’t it? I think the clinics can get away with a lot, ‘cos we need them so much. The way mine does it, means that months on, even when they have signed off on us, and sent out the invoices…when the paperwork finally gets taken into Medicare they say ‘we don’t process these here….they have to go to our head office’ and the waiting continues on and on!

]]> http://www.lifeslurper.com/http:/www.lifeslurper.com/2008/09/22/paying-through-the-noe-for-a-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-277 admin Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:32:12 +0000 http://www.lifeslurper.com/?p=634#comment-277 Thanks Nity: Things sure are different, clinic to clinic, state to state, country to country! THanks for the clarification on the 5 embies..oh my...that had me terrified, not that I have a hope of ever getting 5 embies at the one time (or over 5 cycles even!) Thanks Nity: Things sure are different, clinic to clinic, state to state, country to country! THanks for the clarification on the 5 embies..oh my…that had me terrified, not that I have a hope of ever getting 5 embies at the one time (or over 5 cycles even!)

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