How to Protect Yourself from Surprise Medical Bills

[Nelson Vergel]

Great articles

"Starting January 1, 2022, the No Surprises Act will introduce comprehensive, uniform protections against surprise medical billing.

Here’s what you need to know about this surprise billing practice and how the new law will help."

How to Protect Yourself From Surprise Medical Billing - GoodRx

Surprise medical billing occurs when you receive healthcare services from an out-of-network provider — a provider who doesn’t accept your insurance — without knowing it. A new law will prevent most surprise billing starting in 2022, but learn how to protect yourself in the meantime.

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How to Avoid Surprise Lab Test Bills

Do you know what medical bills your medical insurance covers? Are you sure? If you’re anything like most people in this country, you’ll be surprised (and not in a good way) at least once in your life.

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[Nelson Vergel]

One Defensive Strategy Against Surprise Medical Bills: Set Your Own Terms

One Defensive Strategy Against Surprise Medical Bills: Set Your Own Terms " When Stacey Richter’s husband recently landed in a New Jersey emergency room, fearing a heart attack, she had an additional reason for alarm: a potential big bill from the hospital if the ER wasn’t in his insurer’s...

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[Nelson Vergel]

Ending Surprise Medical Bills | CMS

Surprise billing & protecting consumers As of January 1, 2022, consumers have new billing protections when getting emergency care, non-emergency care from out-of-network providers at

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[locutus]

this is some good news. some states, like AZ are really bad about this.
a tiny victory for the giant scam which the medical system in the usa is.

 

[BigTex]

All of this is a good idea but still not happening. I was at Methodist Hospital here in Houston at Debakey Cardiology Associates two years ago and they sent me to get blood testing. The wanted a CMP and have a Quest lab in the hospital. So off I go with a physician's order.....a month later I get a bill from Methodist for $1130. I was very angry but not much I could do but pay it. Quest doesn't charge this much and I can certainly get the same test for about $25 paying cash. Methodist jacked the price up. Sure wasn't much transparency over this screwing. Now that I have Medicare the tables have been turned on the medical community.

 

[tareload]

Recent 4 hr ER visit (EKGs, chest x-ray, CT scan, wasn't a room available so the patient just chilled in the hallway on a bed):

Without insurance this is a life altering visit for some (irrespective of what happened health wise). Heck, with insurance it still adds up (although discounted almost 90%).

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Recent 4 hr ER visit (EKGs, chest x-ray, CT scan, wasn't a room available so the patient just chilled in the hallway on a bed):

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Without insurance this is a life altering visit for some (irrespective of what happened health wise). Heck, with insurance it still adds up (although discounted almost 90%).

Hope results were good