A growing trend among hospitals and surgery centers across the United States is the requirement for patients to pay upfront for medical treatments, including surgeries and other procedures. This policy is forcing many Americans, like Heather Miconi, to scramble for funds to cover the costs of essential health services. Miconi is currently trying to gather $2,000 for her daughter's adenoid and tonsil surgery at Merritt Island Surgery Center in Florida, as she has been told the procedure will be delayed without upfront payment. Nearly a quarter of patient payments to hospitals are now made before treatment, impacting even pregnant patients. The Wall Street Journal highlights that this practice aims to avoid the difficulties of collecting payments after treatments but has raised concerns about access to necessary medical care. Hospitals are also not accepting checks, only credit card payments.
More hospitals and surgery centers are demanding patients pay in advance of procedures like knee replacements, CT scans and births. Patients who must come up with thousands of dollars while struggling with serious conditions are distressed. https://t.co/vKKtO3XCgA https://t.co/CH0bJYUgfu
“Hospitals Are Refusing to Do Surgeries Unless You Pay In Full First” Get your credit card ready. No checks accepted. Article. https://t.co/3yG9J5NrNC
🚨 HOSPITALS REFUSING SURGERIES WITHOUT ADVANCE PAYMENT Merritt Island Surgery Center in Florida billed Heather Miconi $2,000 upfront for her daughter's adenoid and tonsil surgery. "If I don't come up with the money, they said my daughter's surgery will be delayed." This… https://t.co/thyo3wJyEL
Hospitals are increasingly demanding surgeries including childbirth are paid for up-front, forcing some Americans to delay vital health procedures https://t.co/jKHXCJRqI4 https://t.co/9KLTw6F6SP
Hospitals are increasingly refusing to perform vital surgeries unless you first pay the entire cost up front. That means you'd need to come up with thousands of dollars before you get treatment. https://t.co/Y16AjyDI1j
UNITED STATES: The Wall Street Journal reports that 'more hospitals and surgery centers are demanding patients pay in advance' before performing procedures to avoid 'hounding patients' to pay their bills
Nearly a quarter of patient payments to hospitals are now made before treatment. This article is just dire -forcing pregnant patients to pay before treatment etc https://t.co/JL7gYWWSN4
Heather Miconi has seven weeks to find $2,000 for her daughter’s surgery. She’s among a growing number of Americans being asked to pay upfront for medical treatment. https://t.co/Ye8BfLoAcn https://t.co/Ye8BfLoAcn
Hospitals Are Refusing to Do Surgeries Unless You Pay in Full First https://t.co/ufqMcKG25h
"Families and the public purse are already paying the price of under-resourced maternity care." Acknowledging the dangers of childbirth could be key to fixing #maternity services, says @scarlettmcnally https://t.co/ISyabCwKrz