SMART huh?

[vakkotaur]

A couple weeks ago jmaynard and I went to the "SMART Clinic" in town to get the influenza vaccine. I went there as they handle walk-ins and for simple things do not require an appointment. This was significant as Jay was traveling not long after that and other places would only handle the vaccination on days that wouldn't work out. So far, so good.

I got the bill for the vaccination in the mail. It's not very much, but it is annoying as I should not have gotten it. I paid cash right up front, so it was over and done when I left the clinic. Or it should have been. Now I get to untangle the mess. But I can't do that today. The clinic is open today, but they pass it off to a billing department in another city, that's only open weekdays. Monday it either gets resolved, or I get to start writing letters and hoping I can dig up a receipt. I've found other receipts (for the first two of the three shot series of hepatitis B vaccine) but not the receipt that would be useful just now.

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[rillaspins.livejournal.com]

This will seem like a stupid question, but I get these all the time. Is it an actual bill that says "pay this amount", or an EOB that says "this is not a bill". Many people will not see the "this is not a bill" line and assume it is a billing.

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

This is an actual bill with "PAY THIS AMOUNT" Also the clinic never sent me an EOB for the Hep B vaccine shots.

[rillaspins.livejournal.com]

Just checking. You would be surprised how many eob's we get with checks attached. **sigh**

Yea, give 'em hell.