{"product_id":"vragen-37326-mijn-vrouw-heeft-bij-een-poliklinische-ziekenhuisopname-in-belgie-gevraagd-om-een-kamer-alleen-en","title":"Assistance with legal questions about hospital invoices","description":"\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n My wife asked for a single room during an (outpatient) hospital stay in Belgium, and she signed for it. Now it turns out that the doctor is allowed to charge us almost 600 euros extra. This amount is of course not reimbursed by our insurance because they have already paid for the treatment. \nAlthough my wife signed it, this was not explained at all. You do not expect such 'small print' constructions at a respected hospital.\n 500 euros is a lot of money for us\n I would like to know the possibilities of putting the hospital in default by not informing us extensively about the possible consequences of putting that signature on the admission form.\n For the record, we knew there were extra charges for a single room. It's not the first time we've done this. However, we've never received such an exorbitant bill.\n I contacted the hospital ombudsman but he told me that the signature is on the form and therefore there is no way to get a pin between it. It is suggested to agree on a payment arrangement.\n Not a word is said about moral legitimacy.\n\n I am of course prepared to provide you with further details if you so desire.\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e \nThere is talk of Belgian law with this agreement how it is structured is unknown to me since this site is focused on Dutch law. But you have indeed signed, and you also knew yourself that there were additional costs involved. And you are therefore stuck with it. As for the costs. How they are structured in Belgium I do not know either, but here in the Netherlands all rates are fixed.\n\n","brand":"Rechtswinkel.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55016147616093,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rechtswinkel.nl\/en\/products\/vragen-37326-mijn-vrouw-heeft-bij-een-poliklinische-ziekenhuisopname-in-belgie-gevraagd-om-een-kamer-alleen-en","provider":"Rechtswinkel.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}