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The PR Campaign to Hide the Real Cause of those Sky-High Surprise Medical Bills
Appelbaum, Eileen
http://www.counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/the-pr-campaign-to-hide-the-real-cause-of-those-sky-high-surprise-medical-bills/Date Written: 2019-10-18 Publisher: CounterPunch Year Published: 2019 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX23940 Since 2010, an increasing number of hospitals have outsourced their emergency rooms, radiology, anesthesiology, and other specialized services to physician staffing firms. Patients who need these critical services may inadvertently receive care from a doctor outside of their insurance network and find that they owe thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars in surprise medical bills. Subject Headings |