为了对抗病人逃避缴费现象,越来越多医院开始推行“先收钱、后治疗”的方针,提前要求病人支付全款。但此举导致弱势病人深受其害,有人为了筹措经费而延迟治疗,也有人事后发现被多收费用,大费周章才可退款。
《华尔街日报》报道,佛州梅里特岛(Merritt Island)民众米科尼(Heather
Miconi)表示,因为女儿需接受扁桃体手术,家中需在7个星期内筹集2000元,下月限期届满时若无法缴费,手术将被推迟。米科尼慨叹医院索价3000元,扣除保险后他们仍需承担2000元,自己虽打3份工依然无力支付,只能透过众筹网站GoFundMe向陌生人求助。
阿肯色大学医学院发言人表示,属下医院正开始推行预付政策,确保有能力的患者承担费用。
以往医疗机构普遍在治疗后才开出账单,但因拖欠款项风险渐高,因此越来越多机构要求病人首先付费,免除日后追讨的风险。据悉,现在需要提前付款的手术包括分娩、CT扫描、膝关节置换等。相关医院称仍会恪守联邦法规,病情紧急患者不会被拒门外,也有医院形容,预先缴费能让病人了解费用,而且比较不同医院之间的收费,反而可以避免天价账单的情况。
医疗保健软件公司Kodiak
Solutions表示,公司今年首季分析1850家医院的数据后发现,约23%病人需在治疗前预付费用,比例高于2022年同期的20%。调查又显示,医疗机构去年注销的坏帐中,大约一半是购有保险的病人拖欠费用。
专注医疗议题的凯撒家族基金会(KFF)也曾调查发现,一半受访者表示如果突然生病或受伤,无法负担超过500元的医疗费用,届时需问人借钱。
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