Heard of the "surprise billing epidemic"? That's where you go to a hospital that's covered by your insurer, only to discover - after the fact - that the #EmergencyRoom is operated by a separate, PE-backed company that charges you thousands for junk fees. KKR and #Blackstone invented this scam, then funneled millions into fighting the #NoSurprisesAct, which more-or-less killed it:

https://pluralistic.net/2020/04/21/all-in-it-together/#doctor-patient-unity

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Dumb shit of the month:

The #NoSurprisesAct that protects vulnerable people in a crisis from sudden, extreme medical bills from out of network services.... does not cover ground ambulance. If the ground ambulance service is out of network, you will pay the bill despite the new law.

I am not happy. Why was this neglected?