One guy's hospital bill

[dblack]

The whole reason this kid got a $50,000 hospital bill is because the government has been fucking with our health care system for 50 years and has practically obliterated the free market.

Which is why we need UHC!!!

 

[Howey]

SNIP:
Video: WA “premium” exchange plan not so golden after all


posted at 3:21 pm on March 24, 2014 by Ed Morrissey





Barbara Boxer may argue that ObamaCare has been a huge success and Joe Biden may want to propose Barack Obama for sainthood, but the experience for most Americans has been far from heavenly. Even those who opted for the gold-level plans get unpleasant surprises when attempting to access medical services. In Washington, KOMO reported this weekend that one family paying high premiums for gold-level coverage will now also pay for half of all hospital costs after an emergency sent their daughter to a hospital that exists to treat children:

KOMO-WA: ObamaCare Plans Limit Access To Hospitals For Washington Families - YouTube

In early March, her 16-year old daughter had a medical emergency. Alex drove her to the nearest hospital, which was Seattle Children’s. Alex says doctors there felt her daughter’s situation was so dire she needed to be admitted to the hospital immediately. She was there for nine days.

Then came news that her stay, which involved specialized mental health care for adolescents, was going to cost $36,000 and her insurance would only pay for half because Seattle Children’s was considered on out-of-network facility.

She thought by going for the highest premium PPO gold level coverage offered the state exchange, a majority of the bill would have been covered.

“I’m paying a premium for that and I’m willing to pay that premium, but I expect to get services that are not so limited by the insurance companies,” she said.

She’s not alone. Seattle Children’s says its treated more than 125 patients who are not covered by policies offered by the exchange. In October, the hospital filed suit against the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, claiming the state office failed to ensure adequate network coverage in plans from its biggest providers like Premera Blue Cross.

“Because Seattle Children’s was not included in the major plans, children coming for care here were going to be denied care and in fact that’s what we are seeing,” said Dr. Sandy Melzer, senior vice president and chief strategy officer for Seattle Children’s.

Small wonder, then, that the uninsured aren’t exactly impressed with the rollout of ObamaCare:


ALL of it here
Video: WA ?premium? exchange plan not so golden after all « Hot Air

So what? Use an out of network provider, you pay! Can't this woman read?

 

[Stephanie]

Well, you all think it's your business you should take up a collection and PAY FOR IT for crying out

You should be concerned that people are being charged such a stupid amount to have potentially life saving surgery.

a Stupid amount...are you in the medical profession? how long did you go to school to earn your degree? how much did it cost you?
How would you know what a stupid amount is, you get your medical paid for by other people in your country