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Re:Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth by ghaff on Monday October 24, 2016 @02:47PM (#12781621)
I can't speak to every insurance plan out there but there are typically out-of-pocket maximums and other limits on spending. A surgery does not routinely cost $50,000 out of pocket.
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Re:Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth by taurath on Monday October 24, 2016 @03:42PM (#12782121)
I learned a fun thing about out of pocket maximums - there's a thousand ways around them. You get a surgery, and they decide to use a "3rd party" doctor with this own billing that isn't in-network? You're still holding the bill.
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Re:Sputtering Startups Weigh on U.S. Economic Growth by cylinder on Monday October 24, 2016 @05:01PM (#12782863)
NYT covered this situation extensively:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/us/drive-by-doctoring-surp...

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/19/your-money/out-of-network-...

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/us/costs-can-go-up-fast-wh...

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