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Even Going To In-Network Hospitals Can Land You With A Big Medical Bill
When patients go to an in-network facility, they can still be treated by an out-of-network medical professional--anesthesia or pathology claims being among the most common.
About 1 in 6 hospital stays for patients聽enrolled in large employer health plans results in out-of-network bills, which tend to be costly聽and not fully covered by insurance, according to an analysis released Monday.聽The聽Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)聽study of medical bills from large employer plans found that 18 percent of inpatient admissions result in out-of-network claims.聽(Hellmann, 8/13)
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