{"id":2241,"date":"2024-08-01T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/health\/nearly-half-of-insured-americans-get-surprise-expenses-in-medical-bills-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T19:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T19:59:00","slug":"nearly-half-of-insured-americans-get-surprise-expenses-in-medical-bills-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/health\/nearly-half-of-insured-americans-get-surprise-expenses-in-medical-bills-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly half of insured Americans get surprise expenses in medical bills, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Nearly half of insured Americans have been smacked by surprise medical expenses in the past year, but a majority don’t contest billing errors or coverage denials, a new survey by the Commonwealth Fund finds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That inaction \u2014 which largely stems from an unawareness that such bills and denials can be challenged \u2014 can be a costly, as the effort frequently works, according to the\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0published on Thursday by the nonprofit private foundation.<\/p>\n

Forty-five percent of 7,873 insured adults surveyed nationwide relayed being billed for a service they thought should have been covered, the Commonwealth Fund found. Nearly one in five \u2014 or 17% \u2014 reported being denied coverage for a doctor-recommended service.\u00a0<\/p>\n