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She left the ER after a 4-hour wait — they billed her anyway
What happened
AlterNet reports that Autumn Daniels was billed $410 by Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois, after an April emergency-room visit in which staff registered her, checked her vital signs and sent her to the waiting room. Daniels, suffering a severe migraine and vomiting repeatedly, left after four hours without seeing a doctor or receiving treatment. She obtained care at another hospital after waiting about 90 minutes.
Carle classified the encounter as an “Emergency Room Level 1” visit. Daniels’ state-employee health plan denied the claim because it excludes claims…
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