Frivolity

I wrote a letter the other day, for such a minor reason, all things considered, that I hesitate to document it even here. The subject was Medical Billing, in the amount of $17 and change. Since 2006, the billing agency has been including the same charge as due along with our other charges which I promptly pay, subtracting the $17.00. The issue is this: our secondary insurance (BC/BS) paid that amount, but the billing company says they shouldn't have and, according to their bookkeeping records, they will (or could) have to return that amount "at some time in the future." I say that when that day comes and they return the amount that BC/BS paid them on my behalf, I will promptly pay THEM the $17.00. It seems so cut and dry to me, but I was never very good at bookkeeping.