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CHerv08
Hey Everyone!
I just wanted to throw this out there and get everyones thoughts and opinions on the subject. So right now I am 20% SC for Tinnitus and TBI. I've got a couple claims in right now, and have been seeking treatment for those claims, as well as my SC disabilites. As an OIF/OEF I am entitiled to 5 years of free healthcare - I am in year 3 of my 5 years. Everything was fine and dandy, and then all off a sudden the VA started billing my private insurance for my claims. My first thought was WTF - why are they billing my private insurance. So I went and talked to my VSO and she stated that "Yes, they can bill your insruance but they cannot bill you." I thought okay.... sounds legit, but then I started to think more... why are they billing my private insurance if my treatment is supposed to be free. Why does my insruance have to pay for any treatment ? Won't my insurance look down at me now since I am going to all these appointments - not only through the VA but my private family doctor as well? So I online and searched this topic - and thus leads me to here. I have not really found a solid answer to this.
My intial thought was okay - so their billing my private insurance, no big deal as long as it doesnt bill to me.
Then I thought - No, this is not cool. They shouldn't be billing anyone but themselves if I am qualifed for 5 years of free health care.
What is the sense of saying that it's free health care if they're still billing my insurance?
It's sort of iratating if you start to really think about it.
Just my thoughts - wanted to see what everyone had to say.
C
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broncovet
Im gonna focus on issues that affect Veterans or myself. It does not seem to matter much whether an insurance company pays the bill or VA, I will let the bean counters work out who pays as long as it
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If anything, it would be in a Vets best interest that private insurance does pay a part of it. Why? Well, for every dollar private insurance pays, that should be 2 cents left over for Veterans, afte
john999
I object to the VA billing my private insurance for anything. I am 100% vet who has Housebound SMC. I have at least five AO related diseases. I don't see how they can even take my blood pressure wi
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