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gosub100 50 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Why American ambulance rides are so expensive

There are stories where the air ambulance sues patients who are still in ICU because getting paid depends on being first in line to file the lawsuit.

pshirshov 50 days ago [–]

Personally, I've never seen anything like this. Usually it's billing company who sues, not providers dierctly - again, from my experience.

gosub100 50 days ago | [–]

That's like saying "the fall doesn't kill you, it's the sudden stop".

pshirshov 49 days ago | | [–]

I meant that I haven't seen such early lawsuits initiated by whoever.

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