title: One In Five Inpatient Emergency Department Cases May Lead To Surprise Bills.
abstract: A surprise medical bill is a bill from an out-of-network provider that was not expected by the patient or that came from an out-of-network provider not chosen by the patient. In 2014, 20 percent of hospital inpatient admissions that originated in the emergency department (ED), 14 percent of outpatient visits to the ED, and 9 percent of elective inpatient admissions likely led to a surprise medical bill.
authors.affiliation: Christopher Garmon (cgarmon@ftc.gov) is an economist in the Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission, in Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garmon
authors.affiliation: Benjamin Chartock is a research analyst in the Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chartock
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission; D057240:Patient Preference / Q000191:economics; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057766:Policy
keywords: Balance Billing; Consumer Issues; Narrow Networks; Physician Payment; Surprise Medical Bills