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Mashup Score: 4A Mom’s $97,000 Question: How Was Her Baby’s Air-Ambulance Ride Not Medically Necessary? - KFF Health News - 2 day(s) ago
There are legal safeguards to protect patients from big bills like out-of-network air-ambulance rides. But insurers may not pay if they decide the ride wasn’t medically necessary.
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Mashup Score: 4A Mom’s $97,000 Question: How Was Her Baby’s Air-Ambulance Ride Not Medically Necessary? - KFF Health News - 4 day(s) ago
There are legal safeguards to protect patients from big bills like out-of-network air-ambulance rides. But insurers may not pay if they decide the ride wasn’t medically necessary.
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Mashup Score: 6Without Medicare Part B’s Shield, Patient’s Family Owes $81,000 for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight - KFF Health News - 27 day(s) ago
Sky-high bills from air-ambulance providers have sparked complaints and federal action in recent years. But a rural Tennessee resident fell through the cracks of billing protections — and a single helicopter ride could cost much of her estate’s value.
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Mashup Score: 6Without Medicare Part B’s Shield, Patient’s Family Owes $81,000 for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight - KFF Health News - 30 day(s) ago
Sky-high bills from air-ambulance providers have sparked complaints and federal action in recent years. But a rural Tennessee resident fell through the cracks of billing protections — and a single helicopter ride could cost much of her estate’s value.
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Mashup Score: 6Without Medicare Part B’s Shield, Patient’s Family Owes $81,000 for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight - KFF Health News - 1 month(s) ago
Sky-high bills from air-ambulance providers have sparked complaints and federal action in recent years. But a rural Tennessee resident fell through the cracks of billing protections — and a single helicopter ride could cost much of her estate’s value.
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Mashup Score: 30The Colonoscopies Were Free. But the ‘Surgical Trays’ Came With $600 Price Tags. - KFF Health News - 2 month(s) ago
Health providers may bill however they choose — including in ways that could leave patients with unexpected bills for “free” care. Routine preventive care saddled an Illinois couple with his-and-her bills for “surgical trays.”
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Mashup Score: 30The Colonoscopies Were Free. But the ‘Surgical Trays’ Came With $600 Price Tags. - KFF Health News - 2 month(s) ago
Health providers may bill however they choose — including in ways that could leave patients with unexpected bills for “free” care. Routine preventive care saddled an Illinois couple with his-and-her bills for “surgical trays.”
Source: kffhealthnews.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
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Mashup Score: 30The Colonoscopies Were Free. But the ‘Surgical Trays’ Came With $600 Price Tags. - KFF Health News - 2 month(s) ago
Health providers may bill however they choose — including in ways that could leave patients with unexpected bills for “free” care. Routine preventive care saddled an Illinois couple with his-and-her bills for “surgical trays.”
Source: kffhealthnews.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
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Mashup Score: 29The Colonoscopies Were Free. But the ‘Surgical Trays’ Came With $600 Price Tags. - KFF Health News - 2 month(s) ago
Health providers may bill however they choose — including in ways that could leave patients with unexpected bills for “free” care. Routine preventive care saddled an Illinois couple with his-and-her bills for “surgical trays.”
Source: kffhealthnews.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
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Mashup Score: 28The Colonoscopies Were Free. But the ‘Surgical Trays’ Came With $600 Price Tags. - KFF Health News - 2 month(s) ago
Health providers may bill however they choose — including in ways that could leave patients with unexpected bills for “free” care. Routine preventive care saddled an Illinois couple with his-and-her bills for “surgical trays.”
Source: kffhealthnews.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
NEW: Insurance refused to pay for her baby’s air-ambulance ride. The reasoning: He could have taken a ground ambulance. Read the latest edition of the KFF Health News-@NPR #BilloftheMonth, reported by @mollycastlework : https://t.co/55mJe70Hel