![]() ![]() ![]() Some coronavirus patients have received exceptionally high surprise bills. As many as one in five emergency room visits result in such a charge, and the rate of surprise billing is similar for women giving birth. Millions of Americans receive these type of bills each year. Patients may go to a hospital that accepts their insurance, for example, but get treatment from emergency room physicians or anesthesiologists who don’t - and who then send patients big bills directly. Surprise medical bills happen when a doctor or other provider who isn’t in a patient’s insurance network is unexpectedly involved in a patient’s care. “We’re taking patients out of the middle of the food fight, and we’re also providing a clear road map on how you can resolve that food fight between the provider and the insurer,” said Xavier Becerra, secretary of Health and Human Services, in an interview.
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