Hey there, a listener named Lynn got in touch after she signed up for a dermatology appointment.

When we talked, the story came rushing out.

I don't go to doctors at all, but I'm getting old and getting so many marks on my body.

I've lived near Arizona for 47 years, so I'd better go to skin check.

Yeah, she was a new patient, so there were forms.

And one of the forms says, oh yeah, we're going to need you to put a credit card on fire with us.

Lynn reads it to me.

Well, it says, committed to providing you with exceptional patient care,

we endeavor to make our billing process as simple as efficient,

yabbida, yabbida.

Yeah, it says, well, run your insurance and whatever they say is your responsibility.

We'll just charge it to your card.

Easy peasy.

We'll never even send you a bill.

Your insurance company will send you a note about how the claim got resolved,

and you know, how much we've charged you.

If you think there's a problem, uh, call your insurance company.

I said, I'm not giving you this.

I don't want anything run through my card that I haven't checked out.

Yeah, I mean, Lynn listens to this show.

She had at least a couple of months before her appointment to figure out what to do,

note to self, dermatologist, get booked up in advance,

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