Originally Posted by
LNL76
The medical lab that takes your credit card and tells you it's to bill you for any or all charges your insurance won't pay. (then provides the outrageous amount you may be billed!) When I complained to the technician she said to call the customer service number. Called them and someone is lying since they told me you don't have to provide credit card info if you don't want to. ***????
There's a lot of detail to go into on this about medical billing and right to care, etc etc etc, but the short version is that requiring a credit card upfront before treatment or lab work is illegal. Either (a) find a new lab or (b) tell them you don't have a credit card and ask if they're going to deny you medical treatment on that basis. If you choose (b) and they say yes, find a lawyer ASAP because you have found the proverbial "golden ticket".