A serious injury accident can leave you not only physically injured, but can also leave you financially injured. Most of us think that we have insurance to cover such events, and while this is partly true, the insurance companies are primarily concerned with paying as little as possible while transferring the burden of the costs to you.
Many people do not fully understand the in’s and out’s of how insurance companies really work. Insurance companies are generally looking to improve their bottom line and thus their stockholders shares. Let us take a look at how insurance companies work with hospitals to save money and transfer costs to you, the insured.
If you are in a serious injury accident and break your leg, the insurance company will pay the hospital a percentage of the cost to treat your broken leg. Hypothetically, if you break your leg and decide to pay the hospital in full out of your own pocket, the cost would be $5,000. Now most of us assume that our insurance company pays the hospital the full $5,000, but that is not the case. The insurance company will only pay a portion. For example they may pay $4,000 for the procedure. This happens...