The cost of health care is ridiculous, and the paperwork and insurance are insane. My wife recently showed me the bill for her routine testing. How can they charge be more than 10 X what they accept from the insurance co., and no one says "there is something very wrong here"! (And the charge is what you would be on the hook to pay if you don't have insurance, unless you are an illegal alien, then it is free).
The politicians from both parties are playing us for fools, it keeps getting worse, not better, and I'm hoping that soon people just have enough of it and demand some serious changes.
Why is there no longer talk about reducing costs, tort reform, and reducing the insane cost of medical malpractice insurance? Insurance should only be for catastrophic illness, not routine care.
The insurance lobbies in Washington DC are winning folks, and we are all loosing, wake up everyone, demand changes.
Sorry for my rant, best of luck with your Mom. Just chalk it up to retired auditor syndrome!!!