Former US Surgeon General Criticizing $5,000 Emergency Room Bill
No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. Business Insider is reporting that Dr. Jerome Adams, US surgeon general from 2017-2021, is complaining about the $5,000 bill after treatment at the Mayo Clinic Arizona emergency room (ER) for dehydration (1). Local media has been slow to pick...
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Arizona Thoracic Society
2024-03-01
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| description | No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. Business Insider is reporting that Dr. Jerome Adams, US surgeon general from 2017-2021, is complaining about the $5,000 bill after treatment at the Mayo Clinic Arizona emergency room (ER) for dehydration (1). Local media has been slow to pick up on this story with none of the local television, radio, or newspaper sources reporting on the former surgeon general’s ER visit. Adams first shared his experience on X (formerly Twitter) in a post that went viral. In an interview conducted February 26 with Business Insider, Adams said he was taken by ambulance to the ER in January after becoming lightheaded while hiking. He had labs drawn, received 3 bags of intravenous fluid and was discharged. The shock came when he received the bill. He decided to fight and has been spending hours on the phone with hospital billing reps to get a clearer picture of why he was charged so … |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6dc113723eb94dbeaca3be6be217b26b2024-03-05T18:26:32ZengArizona Thoracic SocietySouthwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care2160-67732024-03-01283343510.13175/swjpccs014-24Former US Surgeon General Criticizing $5,000 Emergency Room BillRichard A. Robbins MD0Phoenix Pulmonary and Critical Care Research and Education Foundation, Gilbert, AZ USANo abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. Business Insider is reporting that Dr. Jerome Adams, US surgeon general from 2017-2021, is complaining about the $5,000 bill after treatment at the Mayo Clinic Arizona emergency room (ER) for dehydration (1). Local media has been slow to pick up on this story with none of the local television, radio, or newspaper sources reporting on the former surgeon general’s ER visit. Adams first shared his experience on X (formerly Twitter) in a post that went viral. In an interview conducted February 26 with Business Insider, Adams said he was taken by ambulance to the ER in January after becoming lightheaded while hiking. He had labs drawn, received 3 bags of intravenous fluid and was discharged. The shock came when he received the bill. He decided to fight and has been spending hours on the phone with hospital billing reps to get a clearer picture of why he was charged so …https://www.swjpcc.com/news/2024/3/5/former-us-surgeon-general-criticizing-5000-emergency-room-bi.htmlemergency roombillingmayo clinic arizonajerome adamssurgeon generaldehydrationlevel 5medical debthigh deductibletransparency |
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