Monday, August 27, 2018

Bill Of The Month: Texas Teacher Who Survived Heart Attack Gets Billing Surprise : Shots - Health News : NPR

Bill Of The Month: Texas Teacher Who Survived Heart Attack Gets Billing Surprise : Shots - Health News : NPR: An insured Texas teacher, 44, faces a "balance bill" of almost twice his annual salary from an out-of-network hospital's treatment of his sudden heart attack.

comment: A very good picture of a big part of the evolving negative impacts on the ever-shrinking middle class in America.  Not only is my job dictated by access to health coverage but how that coverage works, even in emergency care situations, can bankrupt me and ruin my life.

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