Even if you have good health insurance, hospitals "in your network" have a scam whereby doctors not in your network treat you -- and you're on the hook for megabucks.

It should be flatly illegal to do this.

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

@dangillmor My mom passed on in the spring. I have gotten 2 letters since then mailed to her asking for donations for their foundation. She was retired and on medicaid and a small fixed income. She passed on in their hospital never mind. Why are they asking for donations from people on medicaid and why are they asking people who are no longer alive. WTH - So disrespectful.
@KeithJChouinard @dangillmor My goes is that who or which section in the hospital is sending out those letters probably do not have any of the information except she was admitted and discharged.