Medicare, etc.

Well, the City & Country of SF Fire Department has finally billed Medicare for that three block ambulance ride in March 2013.  I just hope they bill for the current date otherwise the claim might not be paid due to its being over one year old.  Sheila did know however to bill Medicare as my prime insurance and that they in turn will send along the claim to Anthem Blue Cross.  I am glad that I went down to City Hall last week as that act alone seemed to get the ball rolling.  Prior to that everything seemed to be stuck in neutral.

I've enjoyed the recent rain (finally) and now there is more on the way for this next weekend.  Yippee!  We will need several "normal" years however to recoup what has been lost during the recent years of the drought.

Thanksgiving Dinner this week with the "usual suspects" in Oakland.  They are like family now and this has become a tradition at Thanksgiving and Christmas.  BTW, that term has been borrowed from the movie "Casablanca".

Have a great holiday everyone.

HELP! More noise from above and other matters.

What is it with my neighbor upstairs.? I know he is tall and is not a "lightweight" however in recent weeks it sounds like he is walking on his heals, or at least stomping around on them in some fashion. If this building were constructed properly and the floors (and walls) were not so thin it probably wouldn't matter.  The most frustrating thing though, is that while I have always heard his foot steps, they sounded normal.  Now it sounds like he is deliberately trying to annoy me or he has new shoes which would make a lot of noise anywhere.  If so, maybe he should take them off while in his apartment.

Now I have more important fish to fry with the City and County of San Francisco.  On March 3, 2013, I collapsed on the street near Market and Castro.  An ambulance was called and I was taken to nearby Davies Medical center, a distance of about 3 or 4 blocks.  While the ER billed my insurance for services rendered, the ambiance company did not but it was not until recently that I knew this.  Now I am being billed $1747.00.  OUTRAGEOUS!

Medicare should have been billed and then it would roll over to Anthem Blue Cross.  While this was done by the ER why wasn't it done by the Ambulance Company?  Now, while I am looking at the Medicare Website, I learn that they will not pay claims over a year old.  Well, damn it, it was not my fault.  No wonder things here in the City and Country of San Francisco area so screwed up.

Now what will happen?  I certainly do not have the money to pay such a large bill and why is it so huge just for a three block ride????????  I think I could use a lawyer in this matter but I cannot afford that either.

Oh what to do, wtd, wtd wtd?????

Oh wonder of wonders.  They got the hot water problem fixed in less than a day.
Over and out...

Wunnerful wunnerful, turn off the bubble machine.  Ha!  Someone or something turned off the hot water in this building overnight so I have left a voice mail message with the property management company as well as an e-mail.  This is really inconvenient on the weekend as probably nothing will be done until Monday.  Anybody know of a cheap motel that is not riddled with bugs that I could stay at for two night?  Ha!  Or at least take a shower.  Too bad I am no longer a member of 24 Hour Fitness.