Leigh Fava wound up in the emergency room after injuring her thumb at her New Orleans home. She said she received a tetanus shot and a badly wrapped bandage and an unexpectedly high bill. Her experiences trying to dispute the hospitals charges left her feeling ignored, she said.
In this installment of InvestigateTV and KHNs Costly Care series, Caresse Jackman, InvestigateTVs national consumer investigative reporter, illuminates the practice of up-charging for common medications and supplies in the emergency room.
Jackmans story features an interview with Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, KHNs editor-in-chief, who cautions that emergency rooms have wide leeway to charge high prices.
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