When you see a doctor or other health care provider, you may owe certain out-of-pocket costs, such as a copayment, coinsurance, and/or a deductible. You may have other costs or have to pay the entire bill if you see a provider or visit a health care facility that isn’t in play free casino games health plan’s network.
“Out-of-network” describes providers and facilities that haven’t signed a contract with play free casino games health plan. Out-of-network providers may be permitted to bill you for the difference between what play free casino games plan agreed to pay and the full amount charged for a service. This is called “play free casino games.” This amount is likely more than in-network costs for the same service and might not count toward play free casino games annual out-of-pocket limit.
“Surprise billing” is an unexpected balance bill. This can happen when you can’t control who is involved in play free casino games care—like when you have an emergency or when you schedule a visit at an in-network facility but are unexpectedly treated by an out-of-network provider.
If you have an emergency medical condition and get emergency services from an out-of-network provider or facility, the most the provider or facility may bill you is play free casino games plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount (such as copayments and coinsurance). You can’t be balance billed for these emergency services. This includes services you may get after you’re in stable condition, unless you give written consent and give up play free casino games protections not to be balanced billed for these post-stabilization services.
When you get services from an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, certain providers there may be out-of-network. In these cases, the most those providers may bill you is play free casino games plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount. This applies to emergency medicine, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, laboratory, neonatology, assistant surgeon, hospitalist, or intensivist services. These providers can’t balance bill play free casino games and may not ask you to give up play free casino games protections not to be balance billed.
If play free casino games get other services at these in-network facilities, out-of-network providers can’t balance bill you, unless you give written consent and give up play free casino games protections.
You’re never required to give up play free casino games protections from balance billing. You also aren’t required to get care out-of-network. You can choose a provider or facility in play free casino games plan’s network.
Visit cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers for more information about play free casino games rights under federal law.