fully insured woman taken to "wrong" hospital - four tenth mile will cost her 50k

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2831969/Fully-insured-woman-facing-bankruptcy-taken-hospital-didn-t-policy-cardiac-arrest.html


woman facing bankruptcy because she was taken to hospital that didn't take her policy while she was in cardiac arrest
Megan Rothbauer's heart stopped at work in September 2013 and she was taken to the nearest emergency room -- Madison's St. Mary's Hospital
But St. Mary's is not in Rothbauer's Blue Cross-Blue Shield network -- nearby Meriter Hospital is, however
A four-tenths of a mile difference has now cost Rothbauer $50,000

A fully-insured Wisconsin woman may soon have to file for bankruptcy after she suffered cardiac arrest and was taken, while unconscious, to an emergency room that wasn't in her healthcare network.

Though Madison's St. Mary's Hospital was just three blocks away from where Megan Rothbauer was in September 2013 when she had a heart attack at just 29, it's not part of her Blue Cross-Blue Shield network.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield says they've done their part by covering the maximum they'd cover for anyone and pointed to the prices at St. Mary's.

St. Mary's says they've knocked off such a large amount from Rothbauer's bill that they don't plan to negotiate further.

[on point]

1. A clear example of need for single payer. The nearer hospital does the work, end of story.

[Mika]

2. This is the Liberty and Freedom our heroic veterans fought for.

USA! USA! USA! USA! ....

[dilby]

3. This is why having Health Insurance does not mean you have health care.

Single Payer is the answer and it's needed now.