Doctor refuses to rehire sister at family practice after $40k billing mistake, parents insist she stays: 'We had to write off the balances for all the patients we saw'

Family businesses can be a blessing or a curse, depending on how much you trust the people you're working with. One medical professional recently shared how her sister's mistakes nearly sank the family practice that her father started more than 50 years ago.

For years, the sister handled billing and insurance claims. But when Medicare payments mysteriously stopped coming in, the truth came out that she had ignored three separate emails requesting updated information. This led to six months of unpaid claims, and about $40,000 had to be written off. Later, it came out that this wasn't a one-time error. Instead of re-filing or chasing down unpaid claims, the sister had been quietly writing them off so the books looked balanced when they weren't.

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