Linda Foley has been an ultrasound technician for 23 years, but says nothing prepared her for what she saw with her own ultrasound bill when she had stomach pain.
“My insurance was billed over $2,200,” said Foley. “My portion came out to $1000. I was outraged. I am being charged as if I was in the hospital.”Foley was indeed charged that way, even though she went to Optimal Imaging in Middleburg, which — unbeknownst to Foley — is a joint venture with Ascension St. Vincent’s.Last July, Florida lawmakers passed legislation that required each stand-alone ER to “clearly identify itself as a hospital emergency department using certain signage.
“How do you fix the system?” Becker asked Lisa Berry-Blackstock, who is a private patient advocate. “That’s an almost impossible task,” said Berry-Blackstock. Becker first reported in 2021 that the federal government mandated hospitals across the country post prices for the insured and uninsured on their websites in two ways — first, at least 300 shoppable services in a “consumer-friendly” style. This includes procedures like CT scans, knee replacements and childbirth.
Becker emailed Ascension St. Vincent’s to get Foley some answers and was told it would adjust her charge as a courtesy:
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