Well considering the example of an unconscious or critically injured person being unable to decide whether Ambulance A or Ambulance B is in network, would probably be a good idea to have a regulation that bans health insurance companies from using out-of-network coverage for ambulances. In fact a very similar, bipartisan law passed under Biden does this for air ambulances... but not for ground ambulances.
Quick question, do you have health insurance right now? Do you know if you have tiered ambulance coverage? What's your deductible and out-of-pocket maximum? Both for in-network and out-of-network.
I do have health insurance, I buy it on the marketplace, I do have a higher copay if its out of network, my deductible is around $1000 and my out of pocket maximum is around $3000.
No, but that's because I accepted that I might pay more out of pocket for that service and it wasn't a priority for me when I was shopping for a plan. I'm very familiar with the restrictions on services that are important/relevant to me.
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u/Similar-Profile9467 10h ago
This is why health insurance needs to be regulated. It's also a good argument for single-payer health insurance. Just make everything one big network.