> my wife is still receiving bills from the birth of our most recent child, 18 months ago
I've been dealing with this as well, and the uncertainty has been the most frustrating thing.
Medical bills from the same institution should be required to be high watermarks - i.e. if you give me a bill in March, you can't send me a bill in April that has charges from February that _weren't on the bill from March_. It feels like fraud (and maybe it is, but who has time to figure that out?)
I've been dealing with this as well, and the uncertainty has been the most frustrating thing.
Medical bills from the same institution should be required to be high watermarks - i.e. if you give me a bill in March, you can't send me a bill in April that has charges from February that _weren't on the bill from March_. It feels like fraud (and maybe it is, but who has time to figure that out?)