被车撞的车手收到来自网络外提供商的12 872.99美元的救护车账单。 Runner hit by car receives surprise $12,872.99 ambulance bill from out-of-network provider.

2023年7月,25岁的跑者Jagdish Whitten在旧金山被一辆汽车撞中,受轻伤。 In July 2023, 25-year-old runner Jagdish Whitten was hit by a car in San Francisco, sustaining minor injuries. 尽管医生建议使用救护车,他还是选择了朋友搭车到医院。 Despite doctor's advice to use an ambulance, he opted for a friend's ride to a hospital. 后来救护车被转移到一个创伤中心,他收到一笔12 872.99美元的帐单,因为救护车在网络之外。 Later transferred by ambulance to a trauma center, he received a $12,872.99 bill due to the ambulance being out-of-network. Anthone Blue Cross否认他的主张,理由是没有事先授权。 Anthem Blue Cross denied his claim, citing lack of pre-authorization. 这种情况司空见惯;80%的地面救护车是网络外的,导致出人意料的账单。 This situation is common; 80% of ground ambulances are out-of-network, leading to surprise bills.