Drew Calver was 44 when he collapsed from a heart attack. At the ER, he was told that his urgently needed treatment would be covered. But months later he got a $160,000 bill—$108K+ of which his insurance refused to pay (until he talked to @NPR). https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/08/31/643342598/his-109k-heart-attack-bill-is-now-down-to-332-after-npr-told-his-story …
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And it’s not just major surgery:
@voxdotcom reports that when one-year-old Margot Sroka was treated for a cut in a 30-minute hospital visit, her parents got a surprise bill for $937. https://www.vox.com/health-care/2018/4/10/17156230/emergency-bill-prices-pediatric-patients …Show this thread -
This happens all the time: Over 50% of Americans report having been surprised by healthcare bills, for emergency care or even routine services. And these bills often come at the worst time, when people are ill or in recovery.
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