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Senior Policy Correspondent @voxdotcom. Running a year-long project on emergency room billing. Help out by sharing your bill!

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    Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 16 Oct 2017

    Thread. A year ago I got an astounding health care bill: $629 for a Band Aid delivered in an emergency room. (1/11)pic.twitter.com/9zZTNyOqLl

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      2. Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 16 Oct 2017

        I started poking around. I learned about something called an “ER facility fee.” A base price for seeking any care in an ER setting. (2/11)

        33 replies 174 retweets 565 likes
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      3. Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 16 Oct 2017

        In the case of the $629 Band Aid, the bill broke down to $7 for the Band Aid and $622 for the facility fee. (3/11)https://www.vox.com/2016/5/13/11606760/emergency-facility-fees-american-health-care …

        33 replies 403 retweets 752 likes
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      4. Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 16 Oct 2017

        I’ve been obsessed with facility fees since. Hospitals keep them secret. How much are facility fees? Do they vary? How are they set? (4/11)

        15 replies 206 retweets 735 likes
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      5. Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 16 Oct 2017

        Today, I’m launching a big project to answer these questions. We are crowdsourcing a database of facility fees using YOUR bills. (5/11)

        13 replies 245 retweets 907 likes
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      6. Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 16 Oct 2017

        Facility fees are a small window into the biggest problem in American health care: our outlandish prices. (6/11)

        11 replies 261 retweets 958 likes
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      7. Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 16 Oct 2017

        Today, I wrote a story about a $25,000 bill for an MRI. That only happens in America. (7/11) https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/16/16357790/health-care-prices-problem …pic.twitter.com/cJ8iEoSyk9

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      8. Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 16 Oct 2017

        We need help. Because these fees are secret, we need you to share your ER bills through our secure website: http://erbills.vox.com  (8/11)

        68 replies 1,159 retweets 1,634 likes
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      9. Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 16 Oct 2017

        I’ll use this data for a year long project on health care billing. We’ll bring transparency to one corner of American health care. (9/11)

        13 replies 231 retweets 983 likes
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      10. Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 16 Oct 2017

        Thank you, thank you, thank you so much in advance! So thrilled to see where this story goes (10/11)

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      11. Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 16 Oct 2017

        And if you want to learn more about that $629 Band Aid, check out the first episode of The Impact! (11/11)https://www.vox.com/the-impact/2017/10/16/16387298/band-aid-er-bill-truth-american-health-care …

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      2. Kashmir Hill‏Verified account @kashhill 16 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sarahkliff

        Why just ER bills?

        5 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
      3. Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 17 Oct 2017
        Replying to @kashhill

        We’re hoping to expand our portfolio at some point - but starting with a manageable project and building out from there.

        8 replies 0 retweets 76 likes
      4. Kashmir Hill‏Verified account @kashhill 17 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sarahkliff

        I ask because my per night stay at the hospital after I gave birth was like $15,000 a night.

        4 replies 3 retweets 30 likes
      5. Lark24‏ @Lisatweets444 17 Oct 2017
        Replying to @kashhill @sarahkliff

        Not only that...they billed the baby for the room too! To clarify: we were each billed separately for staying in the same room.

        3 replies 3 retweets 52 likes
      6. Sarah Kliff‏Verified account @sarahkliff 18 Oct 2017
        Replying to @Lisatweets444 @kashhill

        omg, this is outrageous. Do you happen to still have the bills?

        3 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
      7. Kashmir Hill‏Verified account @kashhill 18 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sarahkliff @Lisatweets444

        Outrageous but apparently common practice

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      8. Kashmir Hill‏Verified account @kashhill 18 Oct 2017
        Replying to @kashhill @sarahkliff @Lisatweets444

        Private room and "nursery room" billed separately, tho we were in the same room. Because we have insurance, we didn't feel pain of this.pic.twitter.com/9t682pv0Aa

        2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
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      2. Kellen‏ @KFlynnForTheWin 16 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sarahkliff

        I’ve had a $3,000 bill for 11 stitches in Frisco, CO. Including $700 bill from the doctor (fun fact I never saw a single doctor, only nurse)

        10 replies 6 retweets 49 likes
      3. Bat Van Helsing  🌊 🦇‏ @nycplayer 16 Oct 2017
        Replying to @KFlynnForTheWin @sarahkliff

        I had stitches, a set of head x-rays, and a consultation with an ER doctor and I was billed less than $65. In Japan, of course.

        3 replies 10 retweets 166 likes
      4. Saman Maleki, PhD‏ @SMImmunology 16 Oct 2017
        Replying to @nycplayer @ChrisHeery and

        You could have paid $0 for all of that and more here in Canada. Single payer system works but everyone needs to chip in.

        8 replies 3 retweets 65 likes
      5. Fistful of Grace‏ @FistfulOfGrace 17 Oct 2017
        Replying to @SMImmunology @nycplayer and

        Don’t you make me part of your affordable health program that everyone shares and benefits from! Americans are free! </sarcasm>

        1 reply 0 retweets 25 likes
      6. Saman Maleki, PhD‏ @SMImmunology 17 Oct 2017
        Replying to @FistfulOfGrace @nycplayer and

        Free of health care that is for sure.

        1 reply 0 retweets 35 likes
      7. JanettoCornetto  🇪🇺‏ @janettocornetto 18 Oct 2017
        Replying to @SMImmunology @FistfulOfGrace and

        I’ve recently had 2 Dr’s appointments, blood tests & 4 physio appointments. Cost: £0.00 will NEVER understand the US attitude to healthcare.

        0 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
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