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I feel like a law should be passed saying that, for any patient with a medical networks, any out of network related charges must be signed off on; individually.
by RHSeeger 7y ago
I feel like a law should be passed saying that, for any patient with a medical networks, any out of network related charges must be signed off on; individually.
Failing that, record yourself telling the hospital staff (or get it in writing) that any out of network charges will not be payed unless expressly signed for ahead of time.
- whamlastxmas 7y agoOr maybe we can just pass a law saying everyone deserves access to healthcare and have a single payer system to avoid this bullshit
- nkrumm 7y agoTo some extent there is some legislative action (particularly at the state level) that addresses this. The term commonly used here is “Balance Billing”, though that refers to a variety of “surprise” bills.