Obamacare’s ER Surprise
October 1, 2014
The emergency room bill was $937. But the insurer, UnitedHealthcare, paid only $151.02. Why? Because unbeknown to the patient and his family, the ER doctor was out of network. But wait. The hospital was an in-network hospital. Yes, but the doctor wasn’t. And that, it turns out, is not unusual.
