Wisconsin woman faces bankruptcy from hospital bills after cardiac arrest at 29. Gee thanks Obamacare!

[More Change...]

The day Megan Rothbauer’s heart stopped beating, she racked up
more than $250,000 in hospital bills.

The Madison, Wisconsin woman is fighting off bankruptcy after
being sent to the wrong emergency room - one out of her
insurance network - when she collapsed at work last year,
according to a WISC-TV report.

Her heart tremored for nearly an hour as paramedics took
Rothbauer to St. Mary’s Hospital instead of Meriter, which is
only three blocks away.

She spent 10 days at St. Mary’s in a medically-induced coma and
then nearly a week in the cardiac unit recovering from her near-
death experience.

“I owe part of my life to the doctors and nurses at St. Mary’s
Hospital,” Rothbauer told WSIC-TV. “I was in a coma. I couldn’t
very well say, ‘Hey, take me to the next hospital.’”

The bill would have only been $1,500, but because of balanced
billing through the Affordable Care Act, the 30-year-old owes at
least $50,000. Her insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield, took care of
$156,000 to cover her 16-day hospitalization. St. Mary’s also
reduced her bill by $90,000, the TV station reported.

But that didn’t stop an onslaught of bills from doctors, the
ambulance ride to St. Mary’s and physical therapy.

Her soon-to-be fiancé chose his words carefully when he
described the situation to the Madison TV station before a table
stacked with bills.

“Well, I’m pissed off,” Ben Johnsen said.

The couple is planning to get engaged, but her potential
declaration of bankruptcy over the bills would make that
impossible for them.

“I think my hardest issue is I had no control and I still have
no control over what is my future,” Rothbauer added.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/wis-woman-faces-
bankruptcy-cardiac-arrest-29-article-1.2008741

[Governor Swill]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:05:33 +0100 (CET), "More Change..."
<***@all-democrats.com> wrote:

I have a question. Why did 911 not take her directly to the nearest
ER?

Swill

Post by More Change...
The day Megan Rothbauer’s heart stopped beating, she racked up
more than $250,000 in hospital bills.
The Madison, Wisconsin woman is fighting off bankruptcy after
being sent to the wrong emergency room - one out of her
insurance network - when she collapsed at work last year,
according to a WISC-TV report.
Her heart tremored for nearly an hour as paramedics took
Rothbauer to St. Mary’s Hospital instead of Meriter, which is
only three blocks away.
She spent 10 days at St. Mary’s in a medically-induced coma and
then nearly a week in the cardiac unit recovering from her near-
death experience.
“I owe part of my life to the doctors and nurses at St. Mary’s
Hospital,” Rothbauer told WSIC-TV. “I was in a coma. I couldn’t
very well say, ‘Hey, take me to the next hospital.’”
The bill would have only been $1,500, but because of balanced
billing through the Affordable Care Act, the 30-year-old owes at
least $50,000. Her insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield, took care of
$156,000 to cover her 16-day hospitalization. St. Mary’s also
reduced her bill by $90,000, the TV station reported.
But that didn’t stop an onslaught of bills from doctors, the
ambulance ride to St. Mary’s and physical therapy.
Her soon-to-be fiancé chose his words carefully when he
described the situation to the Madison TV station before a table
stacked with bills.
“Well, I’m pissed off,” Ben Johnsen said.
The couple is planning to get engaged, but her potential
declaration of bankruptcy over the bills would make that
impossible for them.
“I think my hardest issue is I had no control and I still have
no control over what is my future,” Rothbauer added.
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bankruptcy-cardiac-arrest-29-article-1.2008741