Woman Owes $52K After Visit to Out-of-Network Hospital
In September 2013 a Wisconsin woman went into cardiac arrest and lost consciousness, she was taken to Saint Mary’s hospital. After treatment, she discovered that her insurance provider, BlueCross/Shield did not cover treatments received at Saint Mary’s, although it did cover Meriter hospital, which was only 3/10ths of a mile away.
In September 2013 a Wisconsin woman went into cardiac arrest and lost consciousness, she was taken to Saint Mary’s hospital. After treatment, she discovered that her insurance provider, BlueCross/BlueShield did not cover treatments received at Saint Mary’s, although it did cover Meriter hospital, which was only 3/10ths of a mile away.
If she had been taken to Meriter instead of Saint Mary’s, her copay would not have been more than 1500 dollars. Instead, she currently owes $52,531.92, which is better than the original bill, $254,00, which was racked up over her 16 day stay at the hospital. BlueCross/BlueShield paid $156,000 of that bill and Saint Mary’s reduced the remaining bill by 90%, but she still has to pay for the ambulance ride, doctors, and therapy. Her insurance company is unable to get the bill reduced anymore since they do not have a contract with Saint Marys. The Emergency Medical Technicians that gave her the ride to Saint Marys were complying with a Wisconsin state law that requires them to drive to the nearest hospital.
Woman Owes $52K After Visit to Out-of-Network Hospital
In September 2013 a Wisconsin woman went into cardiac arrest and lost consciousness, she was taken to Saint Mary’s hospital. After treatment, she discovered that her insurance provider, BlueCross/BlueShield did not cover treatments received at Saint Mary’s, although it did cover Meriter hospital, which was only 3/10ths of a mile away.
If she had been taken to Meriter instead of Saint Mary’s, her copay would not have been more than 1500 dollars. Instead, she currently owes $52,531.92, which is better than the original bill, $254,00, which was racked up over her 16 day stay at the hospital. BlueCross/BlueShield paid $156,000 of that bill and Saint Mary’s reduced the remaining bill by 90%, but she still has to pay for the ambulance ride, doctors, and therapy. Her insurance company is unable to get the bill reduced anymore since they do not have a contract with Saint Marys. The Emergency Medical Technicians that gave her the ride to Saint Marys were complying with a Wisconsin state law that requires them to drive to the nearest hospital.