Benefits

[ManefMelissa 3]

Hello

Im going to see a doctor next week for my bloodsugar test , the vidant health center in NC will send me a bill to pay so if i cant pay the bills is considred like a public charge benefetis ? So my joint sponsor should pay the bills , i attached the benetifs considered below 

 

[beloved_dingo 1,939]

17 minutes ago, ManefMelissa said:

Hello

Im going to see a doctor next week for my bloodsugar test , the vidant health center in NC will send me a bill to pay so if i cant pay the bills is considred like a public charge benefetis ? So my joint sponsor should pay the bills , i attached the benetifs considered below 

 

Your joint sponsor isn't liable for bills you incur just because you cannot pay them. 

 

If you can't afford to pay the full medical bill, request a payment plan. 

Do you not have health insurance?

[ManefMelissa 3]

3 minutes ago, beloved_dingo said:

Your joint sponsor isn't liable for bills you incur just because you cannot pay them. 

 

If you can't afford to pay the full medical bill, request a payment plan. 

Do you not have health insurance?

So no problem can be for my joint sponsor , the one who should pay is me the lawful resident ,

4 minutes ago, beloved_dingo said:

Your joint sponsor isn't liable for bills you incur just because you cannot pay them. 

 

If you can't afford to pay the full medical bill, request a payment plan. 

Do you not have health insurance?

Yes we do have insurance

[Chancy 6,233]

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[Palawan 130]

On 7/28/2022 at 2:56 PM, ManefMelissa said:

Hello

Im going to see a doctor next week for my bloodsugar test , the vidant health center in NC will send me a bill to pay so if i cant pay the bills is considred like a public charge benefetis ? So my joint sponsor should pay the bills , i attached the benetifs considered below 

 

Ask for "Cash Price" or "Self Pay" I have found many times the price from a doctor/hospital visit is much cheaper vs what insurance pays, crazy as that sounds. 

[ManefMelissa 3]

11 minutes ago, Palawan said:

Ask for "Cash Price" or "Self Pay" I have found many times the price from a doctor/hospital visit is much cheaper vs what insurance pays, crazy as that sounds. 

Thanks for this but what about my joint sponsor does she needs to pay the bills or just me ?

[Palawan 130]

24 minutes ago, ManefMelissa said:

Thanks for this but what about my joint sponsor does she needs to pay the bills or just me ?

Of course not, that is for government sponsored debts like food stamps, etc.  

 

That is a private debt, just like between you and friend, or between you and cellphone company.

 

[ManefMelissa 3]

1 hour ago, Palawan said:

Of course not, that is for government sponsored debts like food stamps, etc.  

 

That is a private debt, just like between you and friend, or between you and cellphone company.

 

Yes but this a goverment hospital bills , im very confused

[Chancy 6,233]

1 minute ago, ManefMelissa said:

Yes but this a goverment hospital bills , im very confused

 

Bottomline is that you have to pay the doctor/hospital bills yourself or have your insurance cover the fees.  Your joint sponsor is not liable.

 

[ManefMelissa 3]

7 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

Bottomline is that you have to pay the doctor/hospital bills yourself or have your insurance cover the fees.  Your joint sponsor is not liable.

 

Thanks 

[Palawan 130]

26 minutes ago, ManefMelissa said:

Yes but this a goverment hospital bills , im very confused

Bills or debts incurred is your and and only yours responsibility

 

You can tell the hospital you don't have any money and they will sometimes waive the bill, you can always negotiate with them.  Most hospital prey off medical insurance and inflate the bill & services upto 10 times, what a cash payer would pay.  It's a pretty legitimate scam in the USA, and legal.  

[ManefMelissa 3]

Just now, Palawan said:

Bills or debts incurred is your and and only yours responsibility

 

You can tell the hospital you don't have any money and they will sometimes waive the bill, you can always negotiate with them.  Most hospital prey off medical insurance and inflate the bill & services upto 10 times, what a cash payer would pay.  It's a pretty legitimate scam in the USA, and legal.  

Could i dont pay them , since i have no job yet ?

[mam521 1,801]

4 minutes ago, ManefMelissa said:

Could i dont pay them , since i have no job yet ?

A joint sponsor is essentially there to assist your sponsor with demonstrating to the government that you won't become a ward of the state/country.  They are not there to be like a parent/child relationship to cover your costs and provide you an allowance.  They should only be called upon as a last resort.  

 

It's your responsibility to get a job and pay your bills.  If you don't pay that bill, it will go to collections and potentially damage your credit when you don't have any, making it even more challenging for you to be successful in the US.  

 

Find a way - insurance, cash payment, payment plan - to pay your medical bill.  You're an adult.  You need to be independent.  

[ManefMelissa 3]

4 minutes ago, mam521 said:

A joint sponsor is essentially there to assist your sponsor with demonstrating to the government that you won't become a ward of the state/country.  They are not there to be like a parent/child relationship to cover your costs and provide you an allowance.  They should only be called upon as a last resort.  

 

It's your responsibility to get a job and pay your bills.  If you don't pay that bill, it will go to collections and potentially damage your credit when you don't have any, making it even more challenging for you to be successful in the US.  

 

Find a way - insurance, cash payment, payment plan - to pay your medical bill.  You're an adult.  You need to be independent.  

Im ill i cant have job untill i get healed 🙂

[Palawan 130]

15 minutes ago, ManefMelissa said:

Could i dont pay them , since i have no job yet ?

Sure, we have no debtors prison in the USA.  I would call them up and negotiate with them, You could probably get the bill cut in half or more, and they will put you on a payment plan.

 

Obama required all US Citizens to have medical insurance, if not then you had to pay large fine, this sadly increased insurance premiums and the medical raised all their  rates.