Category: surprise medical bill
New parents take home more than their bundle of joy. Some get surprise medical bills
Pregnant women spend on average $4,500 out of pocket on maternity care including blood tests…
The pandemic is fueling a rise in ‘surprise’ medical bills
As if the worry of a worldwide pandemic wasn’t enough, the worry of “surprise” medical bills is still…
New ‘surprise’ medical bills include a ‘COVID’ fee
Americans are discovering a new medical-related charge that some are referring to as a ‘COVID’ fee. For Michael…
Surprise medical bills increase costs for everyone
A ‘surprise’ medical bill often occurs when a patient has a hospital procedure or visits an emergency room and is…
Hospital takes $38k from women’s inheritance to pay for late-brother’s medical bill
When Doris Hutchinson sold her late mother’s house, she planned to use the money to pay her grandchildren’s…
Life-saving rabies treatment can cost as much as $10,000 plus hospital fees
As if having a bat in your house isn’t bad enough, imagine the fright from a $6,017 emergency room bill for rabies…
Our top five posts about surprise hospital bills in 2017
The last thing anybody wants to think about when visiting the hospital is the cost. It gets worse when the bill…
Ambulance rides often stick patients with high bills
When it comes to surprise medical bills, ambulances are often the most shocking Roman Barshay had a bad fall while…