Many Americans are going to in-network Urgent Care or Emergency Rooms and are being seen by out-of-network physician without their knowledge. When a patient decides to get treated by a physician thinking that it is covered, many patients find a very disappointing bill from the physician weeks later. This issue has become very controversial issue on why out-of-network physicians are seeing in-network patients and not letting them know. If a patient is made of aware of the cost associated with the visit, many would decline treatment. Doctors know what they are doing and know how to find the loop poles around the insurance coverages. Doctors feel that what they charge is fair. Doctors do not take into consideration the patients financial status and how this can affect a family. “When the doctors work in the hospital, not for the hospital, which is often the case, they’re not obliged to join the same networks as the hospital,” said Karen Pollitz, a senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation. “And patients generally have no say in selecting those doctors” (Alberico,
Many Americans are going to in-network Urgent Care or Emergency Rooms and are being seen by out-of-network physician without their knowledge. When a patient decides to get treated by a physician thinking that it is covered, many patients find a very disappointing bill from the physician weeks later. This issue has become very controversial issue on why out-of-network physicians are seeing in-network patients and not letting them know. If a patient is made of aware of the cost associated with the visit, many would decline treatment. Doctors know what they are doing and know how to find the loop poles around the insurance coverages. Doctors feel that what they charge is fair. Doctors do not take into consideration the patients financial status and how this can affect a family. “When the doctors work in the hospital, not for the hospital, which is often the case, they’re not obliged to join the same networks as the hospital,” said Karen Pollitz, a senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation. “And patients generally have no say in selecting those doctors” (Alberico,