Pretty sure 'surprise billing' laws that are coming down the pipe only apply to out-of-network bills, would not help cases like this. (per this https://www.cms

Pretty sure 'surprise billing' laws that are coming down the pipe only apply to out-of-network bills, would not help cases like this. (per this https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises/Ending-Surprise-Medical-Bills https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises/Ending-Surprise-Medical-Bill...) The hospital in the article has a price transparency page here https://www.ssmhealth.com/resources/patients-visitors/pay-my-bill/price-estimate/price-transparency-disclaimer https://www.ssmhealth.com/resources/patients-visitors/pay-my... (behind multiple TOS of course). It seems to use epic / mychart. I used it to search for 'facility' and 'emergency' and got nothing. the embedded pdf bill calls this 'emergency services'. My guess is that ER facility fee isn't a 'shoppable service' under CMS definitions because it can't be scheduled in advance, but the fact that it doesn't say 'abandon $800 ye who enter here' on the front door IMO should be a crime.