All well and good until you sign away those rights in one of the many forms you fill out- see for example this excerpt from one of my local hospital websites (e

All well and good until you sign away those rights in one of the many forms you fill out- see for example this excerpt from one of my local hospital websites (emphasis mine) It’s trivial to be coerced into signing one of these agreements when you’re in a high stress high stakes environment. > If you get other types of services at these in-network facilities, out-of-network providers can't balance bill you, _unless you give written consent and give up your protections._