Hi Margaret,

We have a large 3 ring binder with several tabs. Every tab represents a different doctor. Because all of Dad's doctors are affiliated with the same medical center, sometimes the bills are all coming in broken down on one bill. Same with the EOB's from the insurance company. When the bill comes in it is matched up with the EOB (sometimes we have to make copies to keep it all straight and so that everything has something matched up to it) and then we punch holes in them and put them in the respective spot in the binder. You could also do the same thing by using file folders. I'm a very visual person so I would suggest colored folders. When the bill first comes in before insurance pays, I would have a pending folder. That way when the EOB comes in you just look in the pending file for the correct bill that it corresponds to.

If you wanted to track how much the bill was, what insurance paid, what you paid, etc., and be able to see everything at a glance, I would suggest using an Excel spreadsheet.

I hope this helps.

Joy