Even with insurance, woman hit with $40,000 in medical bills

When Molly McKenna went to a clinic in agonizing pain, doctors told her it was an emergency. Weeks later, she was told much of her treatment was out-of-network and she owed more than $40,000. Anna Werner reports.

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[swallowedinthesea]

My bill was near $2M in 1996. I had been struck by a car after exiting a school bus as a nine year old. Suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and lived at hospital for about eight months--couple of months in ICU and the remaining in recovery/therapy. Had it not been for my Dad's employer covering the costs, I don't know where I would've ended up. The healthcare system here is ridiculous! There was a story of a girl who got stabbed who chose to call Uber to drive her to hospital rather than an ambulance.

[jerryserrato]

Feel robbed Everytime I hit the Doc's that's why I avoid as mush as possible, sad.

[Medmann]

Out-of-Network should be illegal, All doctors & hospitals should be required to be In-Network, period. What's the purpose of having health insurance if nobody will take it. If I tell you what insurance I have & you use an out-of-network doctor to perform the surgery, the hospital should be penalized or sued.

[privacyvalued]

Internally: "Oh man, we got caught!"
Press release: "We can do better!"

[petecheng]

once media is contacted, they will drop the bill.

[JesusChrist-xkee]

The best negotiating skills are not talking to them at all and paying nothing.

[Creativebetty]

People are drowning in education and medical debts.

[mclaine]

Out of network surprise bills are the most evil part of health insurance. Absolutely insane this is allowed to happen.

[Lakshyakapila]

“I”m not a human to them i”m a $ sign “😂😂😂😂😂

[legslove]

Healthcare in USA is for profit and not for helping people really. So, if you really need quality care at a lower price go to any other developed country.

[hankbridges]

Don't pay it. It'll get removed.

[childrenslivesmatter]

Regulate insurance companies or get rid of them totally.

[Texasriogrande]

Please read what I am going to tell you. Hospitals and anything medical related, they will do as many tests and do anything to add to your bill. And heaven forbid you end up in the emergency room!
This country has a problem. Every year I keep waiting on a huge depression coming because one illness, one accident and even if you have insurance, , , , it will ruin your life and any generational wealth you wanted to pass down to your children.
I work in the dental field. Dental offices look for any reason to prep a tooth. A filling is $100. A crown is $1200. Which one do you think an office will choose for you? And this is dentistry! This goes beyond teeth!
I don't pretend to know the answers. I have been to Cuba and socialism is definitely not the answer. Not when you walked the streets down there and really seen what I have seen
I don't know, but something has to be done.

[diegolara]

This is now illegal and you can no longer be charged out of network in an emergency room visit. Even if the doctors or anyone else who treats you are out of network.

[evah]

That why you take them to court and sue. Becasue they have to tell u by law u are put of net work. U go to court it will cost them a lot more money paying 1000 a hr

[MrMartellSincere]

America, the country altogether that got no universal healthcare 😓

[Laufield]

Why I born in USA? I wish my parents moving to Canada before I born

[NegronJames-yrlb]

i went in because my eye was hurting super bad to the point i couldnt see any light or my eyes would burn, got hit with $1300 and all the doc did was tell me the address to another hospital lmfao. damn right i didnt pay n it got deleted

[sbkpilot]

This is illegal now, new laws take effect 1/1/2022

[zeynand]

I didn't know overaries could be cut because of contorsion.