Surprise! Here’s Your Medical Bill You Didn’t Think You Were Getting...and Don’t Want! Key House and Senate panels have approved proposals that would limit patients’ financial liability if they visit an out-of-network hospital or are treated by an out-of-network provider during an emergency. Powerful doctor and hospital groups are stepping up their opposition to those measures and have mobilized lobby lawmakers and their staff against the effort. Sure, everyone needs to get paid for work done but when you go to the ER after being hit by a bus, you can’t know if the ambulance is taking you to an “in-network” doctor or hospital. Which is what happened to one person who, after being hit by a bus, taken to the ER, then received a $27,000.00 bill—guess he went to the wrong place!! This could affect us all since it also applies to people who go to the ER because they think they—or their child—is sick. But if you do not need ‘emergency care,’ your insurance company will deny the bill and you will be charged out-of-pocket dollars. Truly scary since medical expenses are the number 1 reason for personal bankruptcies. …see more