TX - DWC Asks for Help on Balance Billing by Military Hospital
12/13/2018 | 317 | 0 | 52 min read
Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio is known for its acclaimed trauma and burn-care units. It is the military’s only Level I trauma center, and one of only a few trauma centers in southwest Texas.
The hospital treats soldiers and civilians alike, including hundreds of injured workers each year.
In recent years, Brooke also has become known for balance-billing injured workers, sometimes for several thousand dollars, and for turning the unpaid bills over to the U.S. Treasury for collection.
State law prohibits most medical providers from balance-billing injured workers. But that l...
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