As if Blue Cross isn't taking enough of my money already, I just read their notification informing me that I will now be charged a $2 fee for each paper bill. Argh. I must choose to have automatic electronic debits to avoid the fee, but I can't stand having automatic deductions. I've tried it before, and it makes me feel like I'm not in control of my own money. And I would always forget when a deduction was going to occur and have to scramble to avoid bouncing checks. I'll stick to paper billing as long as I can.
Blue Cross Billing
June 5th, 2007 at 08:37 pm
June 5th, 2007 at 09:04 pm 1181077463
I have numerous things paid by automatic debits. I like the convenience of not having to write the checks each month. What I do to keep track is I taped a little note on my checkbook cover with the dates and amounts of the monthly debits. That way, I remember to enter them in the register each month. After several months, I remember them all anyway and really didn't even need the little note.
June 5th, 2007 at 10:20 pm 1181082000
Thanks for the comment. I'll keep it in mind.
June 6th, 2007 at 12:45 pm 1181133944
June 7th, 2007 at 02:29 am 1181183372
April 11th, 2008 at 10:28 pm 1207952901
I responded by sending out 4 - 50 cent payments (by check sent by my bank not a personal check) one per day and my premium amount the next day.
They cashed the first 50 cent check, and returned the other three uncashed, stating they could not cash them. A few days after that, I received another letter from them with a 50 cent refund check.
I did call them and they say I am all paid up. I asked the woman I spoke with about the 2 dollars. She said they just wrote that off, and that I am paid in full.
April 12th, 2008 at 07:37 pm 1208029047