Yahoo Finance March 11, 2023
‘I got scammed’: Americans describe getting surprise medical bills via health care loopholes
Surprise medical bills are nothing new in the U.S., and they’ve become so commonplace in the 13 years since the landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law that Congress recently passed legislation aimed at banning the practice.
Sometimes a simple coding mishap can result in a major headache for a patient, as was the case for Anthony, a 29-year-old based out of Norwalk, Conn.
When Anthony visited his doctor for a routine annual checkup — which his insurance plan through Cigna advertised as 100% covered without a copay — he ended up receiving a bill for $132.09.
This was because his doctor’s office...
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