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)
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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 …
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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)
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Today, I’m launching a big project to answer these questions. We are crowdsourcing a database of facility fees using YOUR bills. (5/11)
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Facility fees are a small window into the biggest problem in American health care: our outlandish prices. (6/11)
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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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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)
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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)
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Thank you, thank you, thank you so much in advance! So thrilled to see where this story goes (10/11)
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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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Why just ER bills?
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We’re hoping to expand our portfolio at some point - but starting with a manageable project and building out from there.
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I ask because my per night stay at the hospital after I gave birth was like $15,000 a night.
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Not only that...they billed the baby for the room too! To clarify: we were each billed separately for staying in the same room.
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omg, this is outrageous. Do you happen to still have the bills?
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Outrageous but apparently common practice
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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
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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)
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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.
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You could have paid $0 for all of that and more here in Canada. Single payer system works but everyone needs to chip in.
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Don’t you make me part of your affordable health program that everyone shares and benefits from! Americans are free! </sarcasm>
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Free of health care that is for sure.
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I’ve recently had 2 Dr’s appointments, blood tests & 4 physio appointments. Cost: £0.00 will NEVER understand the US attitude to healthcare.
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