Medical Bill Payment Plan Terms Audit

Review a provider payment plan offer for fees, due dates and unclear terms, with the total cost calculated and questions to ask first.

Added October 15, 2026. Written with AI assistance and checked for clarity and placeholders; not reviewed by a lawyer, accountant, clinician or other professional. How these prompts are made

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Please review a payment plan offer from a healthcare provider's billing office. I want a plain reading of the terms and a calculation of what I would pay in total. Do not tell me whether to accept; help me see what the paper says and what is unclear.

Inputs: the offer text [PAYMENT_PLAN_TEXT], the original balance [ORIGINAL_BALANCE], my monthly budget for this bill [MONTHLY_BUDGET], and the date I must reply by [REPLY_DATE].

Output sections: (1) Terms summary table with columns Term, What the document says, Clear?, Question to ask. Cover amount, number of payments, due dates, interest or fees, late fees, what happens if I miss a payment, whether it is reported to anyone, whether early payoff is allowed, and cancellation. (2) Calculation: total of all payments, minus the original balance, equals extra cost; show every step and say if the document does not give enough numbers. (3) Fit check: compare the monthly payment with my budget and state the difference. (4) Red flags list, clearly labelled as things to ask about, not conclusions. (5) A short email of up to 130 words requesting the missing terms in writing.

Guardrails: invent no rules about credit reporting or interest limits; write [VERIFY] where local rules matter and suggest a consumer advice service or financial counsellor. This is document-reading help, not legal or financial advice. Do not sign or commit to anything on my behalf.

Add a worked example with invented figures: balance 900.00, 12 payments of 80.00, show the 60.00 extra cost.

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Terms summary (invented)
Amount: 12 payments of 80.00. Clear: Yes.
Fees: "administrative charge may apply". Clear: No. Ask: what is the charge, in what amount, and when applied?
Missed payment: not stated. Ask for the written policy.
Calculation: 12 x 80.00 = 960.00. 960.00 - 900.00 = 60.00 extra cost, equal to 6.7 percent of the balance (60.00 / 900.00).
Fit check: budget 70.00 per month, payment 80.00, shortfall 10.00 per month.
Red flags to ask about: unstated fee, no missed-payment terms, no early payoff statement.

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