Eric A. MeyerThis happened to us early in Rebecca’s illness: the hospital we took her to was in network (despite us being out of state), but the radiology team at that hospital was an independent group that was out of network and accepted no insurance, so no costs were reduced. Anesthesiologists apparently do the same, a lot.
It’s beyond absurd, it’s grotesque, which I admit makes it fully of a piece with the rest of the US “health care system”.
Litzz11 (@[email protected])
This is absurd. Woman goes into early labor, goes to an in-network hospital, but the doctors worked for an out of network hospital? So the parents are on the hook for $12K? RIDICULOUS. Please shut up forever about how cool it is to "shop for your healthcare" LITERALLY NO ONE WANTS TO DO THAT. This is "shopping for your healthcare": being wheeled into the ER and having to check to make sure EVERY PERSON is in your network. Completely impractical and ridiculous. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/30/1151778684/a-baby-spent-36-days-at-an-in-network-hospital-why-did-her-parents-get-a-huge-bi
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