Watch: When a Surprise Helper During Surgery Is Out-of-Network

Gayle King of “CBS This Morning” spoke with KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal about the latest installment of KHN-NPR’s Bill of the Month. College student Izzy Benasso underwent surgery for a torn meniscus after a tennis injury last summer and was surprised to be contacted afterward by a surgical assistant, who said he would be billing her insurance more than a thousand dollars.

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<h1>Watch: When a Surprise Helper During Surgery Is Out-of-Network</h1>
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			July 27, 2020		</time>
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<p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/surprise-medical-bills-and-what-patients-need-to-know-to-avoid-them/">Gayle King of “CBS This Morning” spoke with KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal</a> about the latest installment of <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/ever-heard-of-a-surgical-assistant-meet-a-new-boost-to-your-medical-bills/">KHN-NPR’s Bill of the Month</a>. College student Izzy Benasso underwent surgery for a torn meniscus after a tennis injury last summer and was surprised to be contacted afterward by a surgical assistant, who said he would be billing her insurance more than a thousand dollars.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-when-a-surprise-helper-during-surgery-is-out-of-network/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-when-a-surprise-helper-during-surgery-is-out-of-network/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-when-a-surprise-helper-during-surgery-is-out-of-network/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20When%20a%20Surprise%20Helper%20During%20Surgery%20Is%20Out-of-Network&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTE0MjU1NQ&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-when-a-surprise-helper-during-surgery-is-out-of-network/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-when-a-surprise-helper-during-surgery-is-out-of-network/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-when-a-surprise-helper-during-surgery-is-out-of-network/">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=1142555&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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