ICD10monitor November 30, 2022
The consequences of surprise billing issues are worrisome for laypeople.
Sadly, about a month ago my wife broke her arm. She slipped while carrying a box when she was helping with a baby shower.
We went to the emergency room at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami (shameless plug: they were great). Since Mount Sinai is a participation provider in our health insurance plan, the emergency room services were performed by an outside physicians’ group and were covered under the No Surprises Act, meaning the physicians’ group can’t balance-bill us for their services. Whether or not Mount Sinai was a participating provider, emergency services are still covered under the related No Surprise Billing Act.
Now comes the tricky part. The...