Watch: Crashing Into Surprise Ambulance Bills

Peggy Dula was driving two of her siblings on an unfamiliar road in Illinois when she pulled into an intersection and crashed into a truck. All three were taken to a nearby hospital, and though Peggy was the least injured, her ambulance bill was almost three times her sister’s bill. CBS Mornings spotlighted this Bill of the Month and interviewed Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, editor-in-chief of KHN, about the conundrum people are in when they need an ambulance. Ground ambulance bills were not regulated in the , the consumer protection law that went into effect at the beginning of 2022.

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<h2>Watch: Crashing Into Surprise Ambulance Bills</h2>
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<p>Peggy Dula was driving two of her siblings on an unfamiliar road in Illinois when she pulled into an intersection and crashed into a truck. All three were taken to a nearby hospital, and though Peggy was the least injured, her ambulance bill was almost three times her sister’s bill. CBS Mornings spotlighted <a href="/news/article/ambulance-balance-bill-surprise-car-crash/">this Bill of the Month</a> and interviewed Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, editor-in-chief of KHN, about the conundrum people are in when they need an ambulance. Ground ambulance bills were not regulated in the , the consumer protection law that went into effect at the beginning of 2022.</p><ul><li><a href="/news/article/watch-crashing-into-surprise-ambulance-bills/?share=x">				Share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="/news/article/watch-crashing-into-surprise-ambulance-bills/?share=facebook">				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="/news/article/watch-crashing-into-surprise-ambulance-bills/?share=linkedin">				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%C2%A0Crashing%20Into%20Surprise%20Ambulance%20Bills&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTU1MjE5MA&share=email">				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="/news/article/watch-crashing-into-surprise-ambulance-bills/">				Print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="/news/article/watch-crashing-into-surprise-ambulance-bills/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="/about-us">�鶹Ů�� Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at �鶹Ů��—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about .</em><p><a href="/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to �鶹Ů�� Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="/news/article/watch-crashing-into-surprise-ambulance-bills/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="">�鶹Ů�� Health News</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.<img src="/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"></p>
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