Posted on Jan 30, 2023

A baby spent 36 days at an in-network hospital. Why did her parents get a huge bill?

LTC Eugene Chu

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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/30/ [login to see] /a-baby-spent-36-days-at-an-in-network-hospital-why-did-her-parents-get-a-huge-bi
NPR story about US healthcare flaws. Even if people go to an in network hospital, they can still receive out of network bill.

A baby spent 36 days at an in-network hospital. Why did her parents get a huge bill?

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MAJ Byron Oyler

Posted 2 y ago

This is a huge problem and when you are sick at your network hospital you dont stop everything to find out if staff are not part of the network. Often the docs are an independent group separate from your network hospital and they do not tell you this up front. It is wrong.

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1SG (Join to see)

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Last i looked, US healthcare ranked #18 in the world. Sad indeed.

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A baby spent 36 days at an in-network hospital. Why did her parents get a huge bill?

A baby spent 36 days at an in-network hospital. Why did her parents get a huge bill?

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