Inside the shady world of health insurers — and the 1.2 seconds it takes them to deny claims
When Megan Rothbauer suffered a heart attack at work in Wisconsin, she was rushed to hospital in an ambulance.
Given the medical emergency — 30-year-old Ms Rothbauer would end up spending 10 days in a medically induced coma — she was whisked to the nearest available facility.
It proved to be an expensive decision.
The nearest hospital was “not in network”, which left Ms Rothbauer with a $52,531.92 bill for her care.
Had the ambulance driven a further three blocks to Meriter Hospital in Madison, the bill would have been a more modest $1,500.
“I was in a coma. I couldn’t very well wake up and say, ‘Hey, take me to the next hospital’,” she told WISC TV.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/inside-shady-world-health-insurers-231118443.html
Given the medical emergency — 30-year-old Ms Rothbauer would end up spending 10 days in a medically induced coma — she was whisked to the nearest available facility.
It proved to be an expensive decision.
The nearest hospital was “not in network”, which left Ms Rothbauer with a $52,531.92 bill for her care.
Had the ambulance driven a further three blocks to Meriter Hospital in Madison, the bill would have been a more modest $1,500.
“I was in a coma. I couldn’t very well wake up and say, ‘Hey, take me to the next hospital’,” she told WISC TV.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/inside-shady-world-health-insurers-231118443.html
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