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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			July 25, 2019		</time>
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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><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-out-of-network-outrage-after-a-540k-charge-for-dialysis/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-out-of-network-outrage-after-a-540k-charge-for-dialysis/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-out-of-network-outrage-after-a-540k-charge-for-dialysis/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20Out-Of-Network%20Outrage%20After%20A%20%24540K%20Charge%20For%20Dialysis&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FOTc3NDcw&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-out-of-network-outrage-after-a-540k-charge-for-dialysis/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-out-of-network-outrage-after-a-540k-charge-for-dialysis/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><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://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-out-of-network-outrage-after-a-540k-charge-for-dialysis/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=977470&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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