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Given his lack of transparency, as well as -kindly put- the "misinformation" involved (SSN), the less he talks to his insurer the better off he might be. That sort of behavior and lack of honesty will not make him seen trustworthy and might well negate any effort for a scheduled payment plan to the ER. Also, providing false information to the insurer may be grounds to negate the coverage contract altogether. I genuinely feel for his predicament, but his lack of candor has not helped him.

Do you know of any explanation as to why the visit wasn't covered? As ER visits go, though, a bill of $4200 isn't that bad; my last one was $14K+, although after Medicare and Supplemental adjustments, my share was less than $500. I know insurance companies do not like their insured customers going to an ER for non-life threatening or otherwise less serious conditions, and many people use them in place of a regular primary physician. ERs are notoriously -and ridiculously- expensive and visits to a doctor's office are almost always much cheaper. For this reason, his policy might have severe limitations for ER coverage, including a significantly higher deductible. Of course, the escort was in a tough situation, being away from home base, with no local connections for medical care/doctors, and in pain. And since he was away from home, he would almost certainly have been out-of-network, if that applied to his coverage. He might talk to his insurance provider to better understand their reasons, and if they don't appear to be reasonable or contractually compliant, he might contact his state's insurance regulatory office for advice or to file a complaint.

To conflate this post with another thread of your creation, I'd have given [the ex-cop] different advice. It's a useless question, I know, but what part in any of this could this man have seen as promoting a good outcome, for anyone, least of all for himself?

Why, yes sir, I could use a fill-up.

I find it somewhat difficult to sympathize with the poor man. My doctor once told me that mine had become abnormally large, after he'd reviewed the results for a suspected hyperactive thyroid. I mean, finally I have a piece of my anatomy that can be legitimately called "abnormally large" and it's my thyroid. Guess I lucked out that it didn't spread south.

I open to it.

Sometimes I can't tell the difference between wrestling pics and excerpts from the Kama Sutra. And I love it!

A constipated accountant couldn't budget so he had to use a pencil.

I always walk as fast as I can, tempered only by a troublesome hip and a good cane. So, no, not so much.

Practically the spitting image of one of my high school heartthrobs; among other things he made throb.

I have no idea what they're playing, but I'd gladly volunteer to be the thing they toss around.

That is a happy man!

Info in his ad and pics is as minimal as haiku. What can be seen of his physique (muscled arms and always covered chest) looks good, and even after applying the RM-BS-Filter correction factor to his reviews, 23 positive reviews do suggest something good about this provider.

There are things I will not miss on my deathbed.

Appears to be something of a hot mess. RM pics are not of someone weighing 360 lbs., unless he has a density approaching that of theoretical neutronium. Pics and vids on his X account are completely incompatible with his ad description and inconsistent with a massage-only business model. If he ever comes down from whatever he's on, he may clarify - but I doubt it. In any event, he needs to stop eating his inventory.

Well, see, now he's just showing off! And I love him for it!

But they'll always be able to say, "Yeah, that was me at one time. Pretty good, huh?" Better to have been there once than never.

Ryan has an amazing body, great muscles, handsome face, beautiful eyes, and absolutely horrid tats. Quel dommage!

I admire and congratulate him on what he's accomplished in developing his body (assuming the pics are genuine), but fear he's fallen into the trap of believing his own press. And now he wants us to do the same.

Can I get a great big Amen, my brothers? Praise the Lord and pass the plate!

Ooh! Flashback!

When you hire a provider for the first time, you know only what his ad said or what he himself told you about himself, and he may tell you only what you want to hear, not necessarily what you need to know. That's why large doses of both skepticism and caution should be used with new-to-you providers. And that's why you should always come here to these fora to get any additional info and insight on a new hire. Absent clear and disqualifying indicators for dishonesty or violence (which, if present, you would hopefully have found here), a man's past should stay there, in his past. Few of us here, if any, have led pristine lives, and all have been one wrong choice away from having a record of our own. I doubt any of us would wish to be forever painted with a brush of past indiscretions, and I would just give the man the benefit of any a doubt, casting no stones from inside a glass house. Or in short, live and let live.

Oh! So, he swallowed a real sword. I guess I just assumed the thread title was a euphemism.

AND they clean the pool!

I'm game!