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WWMND?
In January I met with a midwife here in town to interview her as a potential provider since we were talking about TTC. I met with her for about 10 minutes and she informed me that she doesn't deliver babies anymore.
Her office sent me a bill for $72. I don't feel like I should have to pay $72 to have someone tell me that they don't offer the service for which I'm trying to hire them.
I wrote a letter to the office disputing the bill, but I want a second opinion before I send it. WWMND in this situation?
Re: WWMND?
67/200
Clearly that is something that she could have told you over the phone. She didn't have to meet with you to tell you that or charge you $72 for that information and it would make me angry and suspicious of her business. I'd definitely dispute it in the same fashion that you have.
ETA: I'll also second Mary's post.
I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure you can see midwives for routine check ups during pregnancy to do ultra sounds, discuss concerns, and I think do membrane strips and such. Plus they often will assist with delivery if not conducting them themselves.
She offers well-woman care (paps, breast exams, etc) and she does pre- and post-natal care. Before she moved here she primarily attended home births, but she said she doesn't feel comfortable doing that here because the two OBs in town have been hostile to her since she opened her practice. She doesn't want to attend deliveries without adequate back up should something go wrong.
She's part of a practice of GPs and I think also a pediatrician, so I think the bill comes from their billing person/office manager rather than her specifically. I was clear with the scheduler when I made the appointment, but I think those are two different people.
Thanks for the input. I'll send the letter today.
This.
Something similar happened to me last year. I went to see a genetic counselor for some testing because of my family Hx with breast cancer. My GYNO referred me for testing after knowing that my mom had been tested and tested negative. The genetic counselor spent about 10 minutes looking over my mom's and grandmother's records that I provided her with and said there is no reason to test you and left. I cried all the way home. Then proceeded to get a bill for $250. I ended up just paying it because the hospital billing department couldn't get it all figured out.