“But, Butt Doc!”
My ever lovely wife and I had our colonoscopies performed by a local doctor here in GA.
Unfortunately for him, he sometime in the past, sold his practice to a conglomerate named ‘United Digestive’.
Why do I say ‘unfortunately’? Because we now need to find a new physician for any future ‘digestive’ testing, or care.
The care and work of the physician was just fine
It’s the billing we have issues with.
They over charged my wife by approximately $319.00, normally, they would just refund the amount to the credit card, or sometimes they send a check.
No, no they didn’t.
They sent her an email with a link to an ‘electronic gift card’ that had been loaded with the $319.00.
All she had to do was follow the link and download the card.
It’s accepted everywhere!
No, she did not.
Following the link and accepting the card would constitute a refund.
Therefore my beautiful bride spent an hour on the phone attempting to get a human that could refund OUR money to the card ‘THEY OVERCHARGED’.
The few times she was able to get a human on the phone, there was nothing they could do without the number of the ‘gift card’, which you don’t have unless you download the damn card.
She ended up contacting our bank, whom issued the credit card, and we will let them handle it. The gentleman she spoke to at the bank told her she was smart not to download the gift card, as it would have made their job of getting the money back, much more difficult.
She was much more measured than I would have been.
Who goes to a ‘butt’ doctor on a regular basis?
Old folks.
I believe it’s a scam.
Physicians offices over charge all of the time, I wouldn’t be surprised if they overcharged people just for the kick back.
I’m positive that they get such a kick back from the gift card issuer, and if the money isn’t all used in a certain amount of time, the issuer gets to keep the amount remaining on the card.
Most elderly people don’t understand what it is, or know how to use an ‘electronic gift card’. Even if it were a physical card, they wouldn’t use it, or use all of the money, not knowing that it ‘expires’.
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Thank you for reminding me. I wanted to talk about our post-show hangout in Memphis and here it is:
“The Damndest thing”
I was patrolling a suburban area on the eastern side of US RT 1 (The One for you Californians).
George’s Place, you know, the little farm of the first President, is in the area.
Mt Vernon
It was around 02:00 hours when I received a call for a possible ‘break-in’ at an elementary school.
These were usually BS, wind rattled a window, some kid ‘egged’ the building, but it was rare to have an actual ‘B&E’ with an alarm.
This school was in a wealthy bucolic neighborhood along the Potomac River, it was bordered by the southern brick wall of Mt Vernon Plantation.
I was thinking it would probably be a nice walk around the school, then I’ll catch up on paperwork in the parking lot, just in case. No fuss, no muss…
I pulled up beside another ‘LTD Crown Vic’, except this one was white, and it had yellow lights.
County School Security…
Crap, I’ve got to deal with ‘Barney Fife’ too…
I exited my cruiser and the school security officer sprang from his vehicle.
Our uniforms differed in color, and he didn’t have a fire arm was the only real ...
