US EditionDoctor tripped up by $64K bill for ankle surgery and hospital stay
Physician Lauren Hughes negotiated her $63,976 out-of-network surgery bill down to a $250 copay after insurer Anthem applied a $40,000 discount following a billing dispute.
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'It's crazy!' Doctor stunned as she's hit with massive bill after breaking ankle
Physician Lauren Hughes was heading to see patients at a clinic about 20 miles from her Denver home in February when another driver T-boned her Subaru, totaling it. She was taken by ambulance to the closest hospital, Platte Valley Hospital.A shaken Hughes was examined in the emergency room, where sh...
Doctor tripped up by $64K bill for ankle surgery and hospital stay
Physician Lauren Hughes was heading to see patients at a clinic about 20 miles from her Denver home in February when another driver T-boned her Subaru, totaling it. She was taken by ambulance to the closest hospital, Platte Valley Hospital.
Doctor Tripped Up by $64K Bill for Ankle Surgery and Hospital Stay
Physician Lauren Hughes was heading to see patients at a clinic about 20 miles from her Denver home in February when another driver T-boned her Subaru, totaling it. She was taken by ambulance to the closest hospital, Platte Valley Hospital. A shaken Hughes was examined in the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with bruising, a deep cut on her knee, and a broken ankle. Physicians recommended immediate surgical repair, she said. “They said: ‘…
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