1 /5 Mrs Superman: Set up an appointment with them to have a wisdom tooth removed. I was referred by my dentist. Its almost a 2 hour drive one way. 1st I get a text on Friday when my appointment is on Monday. The text was asking for my xrays which I had already submitted. So I called to verify that they had them so I wouldnt be wasting my time driving all the way there. She confirmed, then went on to say that my insurance would have to be verified for my appointment. I said wasnt that already done? She said oh Im doing it right now it only takes 2 min. Then says she has me verified. I was told I needed a panoramic xray and that it I would be getting it today, and that it was covered by my insurance. I drove all the way there to have her hand me this paper and say I just need you to sign this, its so we can bill your insurance. I read it and thats not what it says at all. I confronted her about it. She again says that its just so they can bill insurance and to treat me. I said why does it have an itemized list of things and the cost? She just stares at me. I read outloud to her what it says and explain to her that I know contracts that I have a degree in law. She keeps lying to my face telling me that its what she is explaining to me. But it says in black and white repeatedly that this service is not covered and that I will be billed and Im signing that I agree. I told her I am not signing that and that she can figure it out in moving forward. If I can be seen or if I have just wasted my gas and my time. She goes to the back and comes back saying I need to sign it or I cant be seen!
I suggest that anyone facing the same issue contact the Illinois Attorney Generals office in your area. By the time I’m done with them, they won’t be allowed to continue accepting Medicaid recipients. This is fraud, and as a mandated reporter, I have a responsibility to speak up.
While I was in the waiting room, another woman mentioned she had signed the same form and had been given the exact same misleading explanation. These kinds of extortion tactics — manipulating and deceiving people just to bill Medicaid — are exactly what’s wrong with the system.
It’s disgraceful to prey on people with limited means. These opportunists behave like hyenas, exploiting others misfortunes and assuming that if someone’s on Medicaid, they must be uneducated. Well, I’m not.
