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 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥� installment on 鈥淐BS This Morning鈥� .
Rosenthal said the case exemplifies what happens when an insurer and a provider disagree, and the patient gets stuck with an outrageous bill. 鈥淚t鈥檚 hostage-taking of poor Sov Valentine,鈥� she said.