I am on a fixed income and am only able to pay 10$ a month and have been since November 2022. Had I been made aware at the time that it would cost that much, I would of never of scheduled the testing. However she was able to give me a cash pay discount of 70% off, making the bill 212$(s/a).
How is it costing me eight times what it costed me six months ago? I then spoke with a representative, she was not able to tell me why it was costing so much when i only had the ultrasound with no mammogram. When I called the automated voice states the accounts remaining balance was 709.44$(s/a), I was shocked. I did so in September 2022, per SimonMed I was only needing the ultrasound on both breasts. I was charged 95$ (s/a) in office, and was told to follow up in six months. I had a mammogram and ultrasound done on both breasts in February 2022. I am a cash pay patient and they knew at both appointments. which is too bad, as the actual service for the procedure was quite good. Would seem like the CEO and Executive Team are not paying attention to the billing department at all. The number of complaints about this company are through the roof. Before doing business with them check YELP in your local area or the Better Business Bureau. I am at the point now where I don't care about the money and just really annoyed with how they operate. Each call lasts anywhere between 15 minutes and 1 hour each time. I have now made 8 calls to resolve a $200 billing issue. When you do, the issue still isn't resolved. The people that answer the phone "attempt" to be helpful, but nothing is resolved in real time. You need to review EVERY single detail - and if you have a mistake on your bill, it will take months to resolve. "They are philosophically much better than anyone else I have worked with," a Teamsters executive tells Businessweek.While the service in the San Francisco Office was very good, the billing practices of this company are unethical and possibly illegal. It's really that simple."Ībout 15 percent of employees are unionized, but you don't see the same type of battles that other companies have with unions. "It also puts more money back into the economy and creates a healthier country. "I just think people need to make a living wage with health benefits," Jelinek told the magazine. And about 88 percent of Costco employees have health insurance from the company. That compares to $12.67 an hour for Walmart. Costco pays hourly workers an average of $20.89 an hour, Businessweek reports. Not so at Costco, where nearly 500 employees have given CEO Craig Jelinek a 92 percent approval rating on .Įmployee pay has a lot to do with that. We've all dealt with stereotypical retail employee, the cranky working stiff who tolerates customers just enough to collect that meager paycheck. Read on for 12 things you may not know about Costco. "All we're trying to do is sell stuff cheaper than anybody else, but there's a lot more work that goes into it," former CEO Jim Sinegal told CNBC. From its $1.50 hot dog-and-soda combo to the popular in-house Kirkland label, Costco sets itself apart from the rest of the retail crowd.ĭespite its no-frills warehouse model, Costco is a complex and nuanced company that has been able to thrive in good times and bad. There are competitors on all sides, including Walmart ( WMT), Amazon ( AMZN) and grocery chains, but no one can mimic Costco's operations. It's run differently and it sells differently, and it's proud of it. The warehouse giant also is seeing new momentum with its net revenue and international sales.Ĭostco has always been a retail anomaly. Customers spent more than analysts expected, and same-store sales were up 6 percent.
The company reported strong June sales numbers last week. Photo, file: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesĪt a time when many stores are reporting a " retail funk" and puzzling over why the economic recovery isn't translating into more sales, Costco ( COST) seems to be doing just fine.
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