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The Woman Who Beat an $8,000 Hospital Fee

Dan Weissmann

Hospital facility charges. They can really feel like a cost only for strolling within the door. Hospitals say they go towards overhead on amenities with numerous specialised tools and employees, like emergency rooms.

But these charges have grown and become more common in recent times. And as hospitals purchase up outpatient amenities, sufferers are beginning to get charged facility charges for routine exams, procedures, and visits to the physician’s workplace.

In this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann speaks with Georgann Boatright, a retired speech pathologist from Oxford, Mississippi, who was informed by her native hospital that she wanted to pay an $8,000 “operating room fee” for a routine check. She was decided to not get overcharged, even when it meant driving hours out of state to get the check someplace cheaper.

Dan Weissmann


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Host and producer of “An Arm and a Leg.” Previously, Dan was a employees reporter for Marketplace and Chicago’s WBEZ. His work additionally seems on All Things Considered, Marketplace, the BBC, 99 Percent Invisible, and Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Reporting.

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Dan: Hey there! A few months in the past, we requested you to assist us report on a kind of price that appears to be sneaking onto an increasing number of medical payments. They’re usually referred to as “facility fees.” It’s like a canopy cost only for strolling within the door. And these sorts of charges are acquainted to plenty of people from locations like emergency rooms, which do have a LOT of specialised tools and employees within the facility behind that door. That’s principally the case for a canopy cost: Once you get within the door, there’s plenty of stuff there. But in some circumstances, with facility charges, the door is simply the doorway to a health care provider’s workplace. Because facility charges– they’re usually charged by hospitals. And hospitals personal plenty of medical doctors’ places of work today. And as soon as they take over, there’s no legislation that claims they will’t simply name that physician’s workplace a part of their facility and begin charging. 

We requested what you’d been seeing. A bunch of you despatched us tales, and copies of your payments, and your insurance coverage statements. And after we referred to as to observe up, you took our calls. You had A LOT to say. 

Teresa: Oh, it made me so mad, so mad. Anne: I imply, it’s a 10-minute appointment for a prescription. 

Amanda: I don’t perceive any of it. Where did this quantity come from? 

Dan: We realized a bunch. Especially from these of you who will not be new to this sort of factor. 

Francesca: It was a operating joke with my husband and myself that like, okay, it’s time for my weekly, one-to-two hour telephone name with Cigna. 

Dan: People who’ve been contending with the well being care system for some time, coping with persistent sicknesses, or going to the physician for monitoring, or having some type of ongoing therapy. 

Anne: I see her every year. I’ve seen her every year for 18 years on the time. And then they began charging the power price. 

Dan: And I’ve all the time mentioned right here, now we have quite a bit to be taught from one another. And what we realized right here is much more than is gonna slot in one episode. So we’re gonna begin right here with one story that actually stood out. Partly as a result of it concerned the largest greenback quantity we noticed: An eight-thousand greenback facility price. And partly as a result of the particular person we heard from … didn’t find yourself paying it. And partly due to what it took for her to keep away from paying it. She had what I’d name a lifetime of preparation– together with classes I believe plenty of us can be taught from. And she has the type of grit that not all of us have. But I’m hoping that a few of it would rub off. So let’s meet her. 

Georgann Boatright: My title is Georgann Boatright, and I’m a retired speech pathologist. 

Dan: Georgann lives in Oxford, Mississippi. She works for the college there, Ole Miss, coordinating particular occasions. 

Georgann Boatright: It’s numerous enjoyable. Never a boring second. Everything from weddings to conferences. 

Dan: The day we talked, she had made espresso for 500 individuals. Before eight am. And right here’s how she describes her response to that eight-thousand greenback cost. 

Georgann Boatright: I used to be like, that’s insane. And after all, being the obnoxious human being that I may be at occasions, and somewhat bit pushy, you understand; typically you bought to do this. I’ve all the time been that advocate for everyone else, so typically I’ve to advocate for me.

Dan: Georgann pushed again– we’ll speak about how far she needed to go. And amongst different issues, we’re speaking about precise miles she needed to journey. It was not straightforward. But it was price it. Let’s take a experience. 

This is An Arm and a Leg– a present about why well being care prices so freaking a lot, and what we are able to possibly do about it. I’m Dan Weissmann. I’m a reporter, and I like a problem. So the job we’ve chosen right here is to take one of the enraging, terrifying, miserable elements of American life, and convey you a present that’s entertaining, empowering, and helpful. 

Georgann Boatright grew up in Oxford, went to Ole Miss– the University of Mississippi, proper on the town. And after a decade and alter in locations like Huntsville, Arkansas, and cities close to Springfield, Missouri, she moved again to Oxford about 15 years in the past. 

Georgann Boatright: My mother got here sick. And so I moved again to Mississippi to be along with her for the tip. 

Dan: Georgann herself had a well being scare not lengthy after– it turned out to be a non-cancerous tumor. Her native medical doctors couldn’t work out the issue, however she discovered good therapy at West Cancer Center in Memphis, about an hour and a half away. And then, in 2022, an precise breast most cancers analysis. She went again to the West Cancer Center in Memphis for therapy. And whereas she was being handled for breast most cancers, her medical doctors discovered a thyroid drawback. 

Georgann Boatright: But they had been type of like, okay, we’ll put that on a again burner for proper now as a result of we received to deal with this primary. 

Dan: So, they did! And you understand, that took months, after all. Once she was finished– and no proof of most cancers for a couple of months!– they picked up the thyroid thread. Her endocrinologist on the town recommended what’s referred to as a needle biopsy: no incision, simply pulling a pattern with principally a syringe, guided by ultrasound. And Georgann was lots conversant in the process as a result of she’d had two of them for her breast most cancers.

Georgann Boatright: Well, after all, having simply finished all this different stuff, I used to be type of like, oh, okay, simply one other biopsy. No massive deal. 

Dan: Her endocrinologist recommended the native hospital, Baptist Memorial, North Mississippi. And began getting her scheduled there. 

Georgann Boatright: I used to be simply sitting in my workplace doing my factor and, you understand, answering emails, making an attempt to get individuals to enroll and do a marriage. So, they referred to as me and mentioned, “Hey, you know, we need a thousand dollars up front.” And I’m like, why? I’ve already met my deductible. Da, da, da. You know, they usually’re like, Oh, properly, that is simply that is simply your copay.” 

Dan: None of this sounded proper to Georgann, based mostly on her expertise. 

Georgann Boatright: I’d had two biopsies finished previously 12 months, simply within the strategy of doing the breast stuff. And I used to be like, that’s not regular. 

Dan: At the most cancers heart in Memphis, a thousand {dollars} was within the ballpark for the entire process, like earlier than insurance coverage paid something. And Georgann’s share, after insurance coverage, was like a fraction of that. 

Georgann Boatright: And I went, excuse me, due to course I used to be anticipating, you understand, below 100 bucks, you understand. And they acted very offended that I questioned. She was like, “Well, this is standard.” And I used to be like, “But I’m confused,” and, you understand, and the extra questions, she received type of defensive. 

Dan: Georgann says she shortly developed somewhat sympathy for the girl on the opposite aspect of the decision. 

Georgann Boatright: I used to be like, this particular person has no clue. This is their job. They’re given this info. They’re given my telephone quantity. They’re informed to gather a thousand {dollars} from me. You know, I imply, it’s not her fault. 

Dan: So, Georgann shortly made a brand new plan. First step: get a line-item model of that estimate, in writing. And subsequent: discover any individual else to speak with. 

Georgann Boatright: I used to be like, “Well, hey, how about you just do me a printout and I’ll come by the hospital and pick that up. If you’ll just leave it with somebody near the desk …” 

Dan: … Then Georgann figured she will truly see what these costs are for and you understand, possibly discuss to any individual who’ll know somewhat extra. She went that very same day. 

Georgann Boatright: I needed to get the biopsy finished. I needed to seek out out what was occurring. You know, when you’ve had most cancers, it type of, that C phrase simply doesn’t sit properly along with your mind. You type of, it begins consuming at you and also you’re like, I actually need to know. 

Dan: And she needed to know why the hospital needed a thousand {dollars} from her. She received that printout– the road merchandise estimate. It confirmed 13 thousand {dollars} in costs. And the one largest cost– greater than half of the entire invoice– eight thousand {dollars}– was for an “operating room” cost. It wasn’t labeled “facility fee,” however that’s precisely what it was. Georgann despatched us this line-item estimate. We confirmed it to a medical-bill coding knowledgeable; she confirmed– it is a facility price. And I’ll simply point out once more: Of all of the individuals who despatched us payments with facility charges on them, this was the very best by a LOT. Alot quite a bit. And seeing this “operating room” cost actually set off alarm bells for Georgann. Because Georgann had simply had TWO needle biopsies. And they certain as heck had not taken place in an working room. 

Georgann Boatright: It’s a needle aspiration. It is ultrasound-guided. So it’s finished in radiology. This just isn’t in an working room. 

Dan: When she received to Baptist, Georgann did get to speak in particular person with a billing specialist. It wasn’t a satisfying heart-to-heart, but it surely gave Georgann the readability she wanted. 

Georgann Boatright: At a sure level within the dialog, I used to be simply type of like, “You do realize that there is not an operating room involved in this?” And she mentioned, “Well, of course, there is.” I used to be like, “No, there really isn’t.” “Oh, well, that’s just our standard procedure.” And so she caught with that. And so I used to be like, okay, properly, because you’re going to simply stick to this, I’m going to simply let this go. Because if I can’t appear to get you to grasp that I’m not going to pay you 8,000 {dollars} for an working room that I’m not going to go in, we’re not going to get anyplace. 

Dan: And Georgann knew she had an alternate: She might return to the most cancers heart in Memphis. It was a little bit of a drive, however she trusted them to do good work and to not overbill her. So that’s what she did. Her out of pocket price was eighty {dollars}. We requested Baptist all about Georgann’s expertise, and what was behind this eight-thousand greenback cost. Especially since medical and surgical provides had been listed as separate line objects. 

A hospital spokesperson wrote again: “The price a patient sees on the hospital bill also reflects all the people who care for them and keep the hospital operating, not just the services provided, such as nurses and caregivers at the bedside, pharmacists, lab technicians, food service staff, environmental service professionals and security personnel who, among many others, keep the hospital running 24/7. We believe we charge fair and reasonable prices for our expert care.” 

Of course, we additionally requested Baptist why there can be an working room cost in any respect, when the affected person didn’t anticipate to be seen in an working room. The spokesperson wrote again: “I’m not sure why there was a discrepancy. But, in general, the pricing information we share with patients is only an estimate, and the final bill can vary. We encourage patients to contact us with any questions.” OK, then. And I simply need to say: I believe– properly, I KNOW– that I’ve undersold what it took for Georgann to make that call. I imply, yeah, we’ve seen, Georgann confirmed plenty of initiative, and savvy, and decisiveness, and a certain quantity of grace in navigating a few conversations along with her native hospital’s billing division. But we haven’t seen EXACTLY what made her so ready for these conversations, and to make her determination so shortly. And if we’re gonna be taught from Georgann’s instance, we’ve gotta take a look at that. That’s coming proper up. 

This episode of An Arm and a Leg is a co-production of Public Road Productions and KFF Health News. Public Road is the group I based to make this present. The title comes from Walt Whitman; I’ll let you know about it someday. KFF Health News is a nonprofit newsroom protecting healthcare in America. Their journalists do wonderful work– win all types of awards, yearly. I’m honored to work with them. So, what allowed Georgann Boatright to navigate these conversations along with her hospital billing division so skillfully? And to shortly resolve to drive to a different metropolis for care? Well, let’s begin along with her outdated job as a speech pathologist. You would possibly bear in mind, when she did that job, she was residing in locations like Huntsville, Arkansas. Or, as Georgann describes it … 

Georgann Boatright: … Absolutely the center of nowhere, Arkansas. 

Dan: It’s not like a speech therapist is gonna have a ton of purchasers on the town. Georgann labored for an company that despatched her far and wide. 

Georgann Boatright: I used to be driving about three- to five-hundred miles a day once I retired. 

Dan: A day! 

Georgann Boatright: Yeah, properly, they’re unfold somewhat skinny in that space. 

Dan: Yeah. Yeah. Right. How quick had been you driving? Like, what number of hours are we speaking about being on the highway? 

Georgann Boatright: I used to be often on the highway 12 to 14 hours a day. 

Dan: Oh my god. 

Georgann Boatright: Yeah, however that’s as a result of, you understand, I used to be bouncing out and in all over the place from Liberty, Missouri, which is outdoors of Kansas City, all the best way down into Arkansas. 

Dan: So, we begin to get the concept that driving an hour and a half from Oxford to Memphis is, you understand, not such a giant deal to Georgann. But there’s this different factor. Which is what Georgann spent all these hours in her automotive truly doing. Because she was not listening to podcasts, I can let you know that. She was coping with medical health insurance. On behalf of her colleagues and her sufferers. 

Georgann Boatright: I used to be the particular person in our firm that will do all of the appeals. I received actually good at getting Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue Shield– all of the insurances to pay. 

Dan: Georgann did all this by telephone, with any individual again on the dwelling workplace transcribing for her. It was a part of her gig– as a result of she had all that point within the automotive. The company she labored with additionally employed bodily therapists and occupational therapists, sending them out to nursing properties. And these colleagues would have a number of appointments a day on the similar spot. 

Georgann Boatright: I might solely have like, possibly one or two sufferers in the course of the course of the day, after which I might find yourself doing paperwork the remainder of the day or serving to another person do paperwork. 

Dan: Because not solely did Georgann have time with all these hours within the automotive. She had one thing else: language abilities. 

Georgann Boatright: The crew that I labored with, they had been largely from the Philippines, and we partied very properly. And I ate plenty of good meals, and I gained weight. And no fault of their very own, English wasn’t their first language. So that was a part of my job was to be sure that the language barrier wasn’t the issue for the bodily and occupational therapists getting paid. 

Dan: So for 5 years, she spent most of her lengthy workday coping with insurance coverage. 

Georgann Boatright: That was what I did, and I used to be actually, actually good at it. You know, once you get on a primary title foundation with the reps in your space, you understand that you simply’re a thorn of their aspect. When they might see my title, they’d be like, “We might as well just go ahead and pay this one because she’s going to find a way to get it through.” 

Dan: So when Georgann ended up speaking with these people at her native hospital’s billing workplace– the oldsters who had been making an attempt to inform her that an eight-thousand-dollar operating-room price was simply customary– she had a fairly good thought of what their jobs had been: Just getting the hospital’s cash. 

Georgann Boatright: I get that. And I perceive that, however you understand, you need to perceive once you’re calling individuals and asking them for cash that you need to know why they’re paying you cash and whether or not or not you’ll be able to justify how a lot they’re paying you. 

Dan: So, simply to recap: When Georgann was in these conversations with the native hospital billing division, she had years and years of expertise in medical billing. She was, by her account, actually actually good at it. It doesn’t appear to be a stretch to guess that when she talked with these people on the native hospital’s billing division, she knew much more about medical billing than they did. And she knew that this hospital wasn’t her solely choice. She had simply finished most cancers therapy at West Cancer Center in Memphis. She trusted them, they usually hadn’t overbilled her. And she wasn’t afraid of a highway journey. That 300-mile, 500-mile-a-day job was some time in the past, however simply within the final 12 months she’d made the trek to Memphis for most cancers remedies, a number of occasions. In truth, the story of the wrap-up to that therapy gave me actual appreciation for Georgann Boatright’s model of cheerful grit and willpower. For greater than a 12 months, Georgann had been planning a giant household reunion for Christmas: Her youngsters, their youngsters, gathered from throughout the nation, to a lodge close to her husband’s mother. 

Georgann Boatright: I needed his mother who has been getting on in age to get an opportunity to see the nice grands and this sort of stuff. 

Dan: Georgann had made the reservation for the lodge months earlier than her most cancers analysis. And then, the final day of her radiation therapy received scheduled for December 23. The reunion was scheduled to start out that very night time. In Branson, Missouri– a five-hour drive from Memphis. 

Georgann Boatright: And I used to be like, I’m not canceling this. Everybody’s like, “Mom, you don’t have to do this,” blah, blah, blah. I used to be like, “No, I’m going to be healthy and done with this treatment. By the time of this reservation.” I mentioned, “I don’t care what happens!” 

Dan: The process that final day was to take away a tool that had been delivering focused radiation doses. And when the day got here, an ice storm knocked out the facility at West Cancer Center. The medical employees recommended, you understand, rescheduling. 

Georgann Boatright: They’re like, “Well, do you need to come … No! I need this finished. I’m not coming again tomorrow. 

Dan: Wow. 

Georgann Boatright: I’m going to make this reservation. I’m going to spend the night time in a really good place in Branson, Missouri and play within the snow. 

Dan: It wasn’t gonna be straightforward. 

Georgann Boatright: There was no energy. There was no lights. There was solely the little emergency generator lights that come on in a hospital. 

Dan: But they made it work. 

Georgann Boatright: I had it taken out that day. By the flashlights of the nurses 

Dan: The flashlights on the nurses telephones! Georgann says she slept within the automotive whereas her husband drove them to Branson that day. Mission completed. 

Georgann Boatright: It was a terrific journey, and everyone was there, and it was great to type of have a good time on the finish of that. I used to be finished with radiation. I used to be like, I’m going to get properly now and simply preserve kicking most cancers’s butt. Because I used to be like, I’m not giving up. 

Dan: I mentioned proper on the high: This story is epic, proper? And I mentioned that no matter’s powering Georgann Boatright, I hope just a bit little bit of it might rub off on us– on me. So, when Georgann talked with the oldsters within the billing division at her native hospital, she knew simply what she was able to. Also, it’s price mentioning, she knew she had another issues that not everyone has: She knew she had wonderful insurance coverage as a result of she’d seen it at work when she received the payments for her breast most cancers therapy. And she knew she had somebody to drive her to Memphis and again. Uber? That would’ve price a LOT. Actually, Georgann says she priced it not too long ago for her job. 

Georgann Boatright: It’s 145 {dollars}, and I used to be like, you bought to be kidding me! 

Dan: I consider I might fly to Memphis from Chicago for 145 {dollars} a method. 

Georgann Boatright: I might get a flight to Southwest for 120. Believe me, I do it. That’s my factor. If I do it in the course of the week, I can go from right here to Midway. Yeah. 

Dan: Wait, why is flying to Chicago’s Midway airport Georgann’s factor? Well, the reply truly pertains to yet one more factor Georgann had going for her on this complete state of affairs. Something– somebody– I overlooked earlier than. 

Melissa McChesney: My title is Melissa McShesney. I dwell in Chicago, Illinois. 

Dan: Melissa is Georgann’s daughter. She is the mother of two of Georgann’s grandkids. Melissa’s brother– dad to a few extra grandkids– he additionally lives in Chicago. Those youngsters and grandkids are, all of them, the rationale Georgann has that airfare on the tip of her tongue. But it’s Melissa who performs a job on this story. Because Melissa works for CMS, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services– the federal company that oversees Medicaid and Medicare. So medical health insurance is her job. I imply, no less than government-funded insurance coverage. 

Melissa McChesney: I solely know sufficient to be harmful on the personal aspect. But, you understand, I’ve colleagues that know much more. 

Dan: Melissa and her mother– two health-insurance consultants– can again one another up. 

Melissa McChesney: It’s all the time nice to have one other set of eyes. So, typically I name her, typically she calls me. 

Dan: This time– after these conversations with the hospital billing division– it was Georgann who did the dialing. 

Melissa McChesney: She referred to as me to say, “This doesn’t make any sense. Why is that this the costliest process I’ve seen in a 12 months once I simply went by way of breast most cancers therapy? At least from the out-of-pocket price. And I fairly frankly didn’t absolutely know both. 

Dan: So some poking round led Melissa to a narrative from the Bill of the Month collection our buddies at KFF Health News do with NPR. 

NPRHost: For our September invoice of the month, we’re taking an in depth take a look at facility costs … 

Dan: And this story was a fairly actual match with Georgann’s state of affairs: An working room cost for a needle biopsy. NPR’s web site even had a PDF of the unique invoice, with the billing codes.  

Melissa McChesney: Which was very useful, truly, as a result of I used to be capable of see the price that the article was targeted on. And I used to be like, “This is the exact same thing, mom.” 

Dan: And that little bit of context? It confirmed for Georgann that she might belief her preliminary impression: That this “operating room” price appeared out of whack. And that she might do higher. So she had that biopsy at West Cancer Center in Memphis earlier than the week was out. And excellent news: She’s OK! The biopsy got here again benign. Her native endocrinologist has been monitoring her bloodwork. 

Georgann Boatright: And so proper in the intervening time, my thyroid ranges are all staying regular. So they’re not involved that it’s throwing off all the things until it turns into like an enormous factor that grows in my neck. 

Dan: And she will get an occasional ultrasound at a neighborhood clinic. No needle, no hospital, no facility charges– and keeping track of the payments. 

Georgann Boatright: They have been very cheap. That’s why I used to be like, okay, properly I’ll proceed doing this so long as y’all don’t screw me over anymore. 

Dan: One final thing I ought to let you know about Georgann and the way she dealt with that eight thousand greenback cost the hospital had needed: This is one thing she did after her daughter Melissa despatched her that NPR story– you understand, the one which helped her resolve she was undoubtedly going to Memphis. Melissa’s received this a part of the story. 

Melissa McChesney: She despatched the NPR article and her estimate to her endocrinologist and mentioned, “Just so you know, this is what happens when you refer individuals to this hospital. And you know, it would cost them a lot of money.” I used to be so pleased with her for doing that. it simply speaks to my mother and making an attempt to be an individual who’s not simply fearful about her personal expertise, however the expertise of others in her neighborhood.

 Dan: I’m telling you, all of us need a few of Georgann Boatright to rub off on us.An ArmandaLeg Season 12, Episode 1 July, 11, 2024 p.14 You despatched us SO MANYstories about facility charges. I hope you’ll be able to see why we needed to carry you this one first, however we aren’t finished. We talked with a bunch of you– and we talked with some consultants who gave us some insights … and a few classes. 

Shelley Safian: Sometimes you discuss to the doctor, typically you discuss to the power, typically you bought to go to the president and say, “You know what? This is not right.” 

Dan: And we talked to consultants who gave us a take a look at what coverage makers all around the nation are doing– or making an attempt to do– about these charges. Because they’re undoubtedly paying consideration. Because lots of people are recognizing: You shouldn’t have to be Georgann Boatright to discover a approach round charges like this. Most of us aren’t. 

Christine Monahan: There’s bipartisan curiosity on this situation. We are seeing these reforms bubble up throughout the states. 

Dan: So over the following couple of months, we’ll be sharing a LOT extra of what you’ve been serving to us be taught. Meanwhile, since you’ve been so extremely useful right here, I’m going to return again to you quickly asking for extra assistance on a distinct story. That’s coming subsequent time. Till then, deal with your self. 

This episode of An Arm and a Leg was produced by Emily Pisacreta and Claire Davenport, with assist from me, Dan Weissmann, and edited by Ellen Weiss. Adam Raymonda is our audio wizard. Our music is by Dave Weiner and Blue Dot Sessions. Gabrielle Healy is our managing editor for viewers. Gabe Bullard is our engagement editor. Bea Bosco is our consulting director of operations. Sarah Ballama is our operations supervisor. 

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