La Crosse man sues Mayo for $10,000 over $6 co-pay

Sought damages because clinic
didn’t warn him of the bill

A $6 co-pay without warning was just too much.

A La Crosse man took Mayo Health System to court over all six of those dollars, seeking $10,000 in damages over such a surprise bill he received in the mail.

John Joseph Miller believed the hospital broke the rules by sending him a bill for a $6 co-pay after surgery.

Miller argued that Mayo should have billed Medicaid or, at least, warned him before surgery of the $6 he would be charged. So, to make up for the $6 mistake, which apparently floored, he sought $10,000 to boot.

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals had little sympathy for Miller on Thursday. Judges rejected the argument, which was filed back in March, and mentioned Mayo had also dropped the bill.