Bills submitted to The New York Times show that patients often face surprise charges from out-of-network doctors, ambulances and medical laboratories they did not pick or even realize were involved in their care
An air ambulance above Beaumont Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas, on Sept. 1, 2017. Air ambulance charges are often the most costly type of surprise medical bills.
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