The newest story in my ER billing series: He went to an in-network emergency room. He still ended up with a $7,924 bill. Diving into the high frequency of out-of-network billing at in-network ERs.https://www.vox.com/2018/5/23/17353284/emergency-room-doctor-out-of-network …
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Thanks, saw that one! Definitely some bad actors and seems like a multi-factorial problem. Here’s why I worry about ER-focused framing BTW: 1) ERs already demonized in health care, has led to misguided policy efforts & more, and...
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2) People already scared to go to ER due to $ and I would hate to see even more avoiding ER care they need (yes, we—the entire health care and political system—really need to fix it so people aren’t afraid of bankruptcy from needed medical care)
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Agree with you there - but doesn’t a lot of the responsibility there sit with the people setting charges and communicating them to patients? (I’m talking about hospital CFOs here, not ER docs). My reporting suggests patients would be less scared if they knew what bills to expect.
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Thanks so much for engaging with us ER docs,
@sarahkliff ! Emergency care is so unpredictable, and insurance company behavior is so unpredictable — I have trouble imagining how hospital adminis could provide specific enough information to be useful to the pts. -
Totally agree
@AdvocacyMD! Do you think they might play a more upstream role in choosing their providers wisely? As alluded to by@JSchuurMD -
I am happy to chat with y’all about this, but I’m afraid it will take more than 280 characters. Feel free to email me at Sarah.kliff@vox.com!
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They also charge incorrectly frequently due to volume and acuity.
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