{"id":"life-fl-medical-bill-options","audience":"freelancers","category":"everyday-life","track":"life","technique":"grounding","title":"Lay out the payment options on a hospital bill","free":false,"task":"You got a $1,800 hospital bill and the letter lists ways to pay. Get exactly 4 numbered lines in plain text, under 80 words: 1. the pay-in-full price with the discount math; 2. the payment plan's monthly amount with the math; 3. the financial assistance deadline, using the corrected date; 4. one question for the billing office, starting \"Ask:\". No advice about which to pick. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"The billing letter (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"OAKMONT REGIONAL HOSPITAL - PATIENT BILLING (fictional)\nPatient: Leo Fischer | Account: 77-30418\nStatement date: November 4, 2026\nBalance after insurance: $1,800.00\n\nYOUR OPTIONS\n1. Pay in full by December 4, 2026 and receive a 15% prompt-pay discount.\n2. Interest-free payment plan: split your balance into 12 equal monthly payments. Call 555-0177 to set up.\n3. Financial assistance: if your household income is below program limits, you may qualify for a reduced bill. Apply by December 15, 2026. Applications are available at oakmont.example/assist.\n\nYou may combine options 2 and 3: a payment plan can be adjusted if assistance is approved.\n\nCORRECTION (insert): The financial assistance application deadline printed above is wrong. The correct deadline is January 15, 2027.\n\nMY NOTES\n- I'm self-employed, income was low this year.\n- Friend says hospitals always settle for half if you just wait.\n- I can't pay $1,800 at once.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Missing the correction","why":"The AI gives December 15 from the letter and misses the insert.","fix":"Add: \"Use the insert's corrected assistance deadline.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"No math shown","why":"The AI gives totals with no working, so you can't check them.","fix":"Show it: \"1. Pay in full: $1,800 - 15% ($270) = $1,530 by Dec 4\".","checks":["r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting advice","why":"The AI picks an option for you or echoes the friend's idea about waiting.","fix":"Add: \"No advice about which to pick. Line 4: Ask: one question.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 80 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"each line under 16 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Leaving the format to the AI","why":"The AI adds a title, bold labels and sub-bullets, which turns a quick note into a page.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings, no intro.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses the correction","patterns":["correct","jan(uary)? 15","insert"]},{"label":"Shows the math","patterns":["15%","/\\s*12","show.{0,15}(math|work)"]},{"label":"Asks for a question","patterns":["ask:","question","billing"]},{"label":"Sets the number of lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,20}(lines?|numbered|items?|steps?)"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Bills list options in words. Tell the AI to turn each into a number or date, which deadline is current, and to leave the choice to you.","rubricLabels":["Line 1 gives the pay-in-full price as $1,530 by December 4 ($1,800 - 15% = $1,800 - $270), and line 2 gives $150 a month ($1,800 / 12)","Line 3 gives the corrected financial assistance deadline of January 15, 2027, not December 15","Line 4 is a question for the billing office, and the answer doesn't recommend an option or suggest waiting for a settlement"]}