為了對抗病人逃避繳費現象,越來越多醫院開始推行“先收錢、後治療”的方針,提前要求病人支付全款。但此舉導致弱勢病人深受其害,有人為了籌措經費而延遲治療,也有人事後發現被多收費用,大費周章才可退款。
《華爾街日報》報道,佛州梅裏特島(Merritt Island)民眾米科尼(Heather
Miconi)表示,因為女兒需接受扁桃體手術,家中需在7個星期內籌集2000元,下月限期屆滿時若無法繳費,手術將被推遲。米科尼慨歎醫院索價3000元,扣除保險後他們仍需承擔2000元,自己雖打3份工依然無力支付,隻能透過眾籌網站GoFundMe向陌生人求助。
阿肯色大學醫學院發言人表示,屬下醫院正開始推行預付政策,確保有能力的患者承擔費用。
以往醫療機構普遍在治療後才開出賬單,但因拖欠款項風險漸高,因此越來越多機構要求病人首先付費,免除日後追討的風險。據悉,現在需要提前付款的手術包括分娩、CT掃描、膝關節置換等。相關醫院稱仍會恪守聯邦法規,病情緊急患者不會被拒門外,也有醫院形容,預先繳費能讓病人了解費用,而且比較不同醫院之間的收費,反而可以避免天價賬單的情況。
醫療保健軟件公司Kodiak
Solutions表示,公司今年首季分析1850家醫院的數據後發現,約23%病人需在治療前預付費用,比例高於2022年同期的20%。調查又顯示,醫療機構去年注銷的壞帳中,大約一半是購有保險的病人拖欠費用。
專注醫療議題的凱撒家族基金會(KFF)也曾調查發現,一半受訪者表示如果突然生病或受傷,無法負擔超過500元的醫療費用,屆時需問人借錢。
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