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Article: When it Comes to Medical Bills, All's not Well in the Buckeye State.
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- Investment Weekly News
- Article date:
- November 21, 2009
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When a medical bill arrives in an Ohio resident's mailbox, its side effects usually include procrastination, confusion and concern. That's the conclusion of an Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU) survey that asked Ohioans how they feel about healthcare finances.
The Healthcare in Ohio survey, found Ohioans confused about what they were being asked to pay and why they owed that amount. Fifty-five percent said they stumbled over the medical jargon and codes included in their healthcare paperwork. This confusion has led, in part, to a quarter of Ohioans letting at least one medical bill go 90 days past due or be sent to a collection agency in the past year.
The ...