Watch: Out-Of-Network Outrage After A $540K Charge For Dialysis

Sov Valentine of Plains, Mont., ran up an out-of-network bill for lifesaving kidney dialysis that topped half a million dollars in just 14 weeks. Kaiser Health News Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal discussed the latest NPR-KHN “Bill of the Month” installment on “CBS This Morning” on Thursday.

Rosenthal said the case exemplifies what happens when an insurer and a provider disagree, and the patient gets stuck with an outrageous bill. “It’s hostage-taking of poor Sov Valentine,” she said.

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<h1>Watch: Out-Of-Network Outrage After A $540K Charge For Dialysis</h1>
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<p>Sov Valentine of Plains, Mont., ran up an out-of-network bill for lifesaving kidney dialysis that topped half a million dollars in just 14 weeks. Kaiser Health News Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal discussed the latest NPR-KHN “Bill of the Month” installment on “CBS This Morning” <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-a-man-on-kidney-dialysis-got-billed-540k-for-14-weeks-of-care/">on Thursday</a>.</p><p>Rosenthal said the case exemplifies what happens when an insurer and a provider disagree, and the patient gets stuck with an outrageous bill. “It’s hostage-taking of poor Sov Valentine,” she said.</p><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><img src="https://ssl.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1&t=event&ec=Republish&tid=UA-72777370-1&z=1713532023389&cid=a60c2ca5-25ab-45d3-9486-d5abb89816f8&ea=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2Fnews%2Fwatch-out-of-network-outrage-after-a-540k-charge-for-dialysis%2F&el=Watch%3A%20Out-Of-Network%20Outrage%20After%20A%20%24540K%20Charge%20For%20Dialysis"/>

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