Prevalence and Magnitude of Potential Surprise Bills for Childbirth

JAMA Health Forum. 2021 Jul 2;2(7):e211460. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1460. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Kao-Ping Chua^{1

2}, A Mark Fendrick^{2

3

4}, Rena M Conti⁵, Michelle H Moniz⁶

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
² Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
⁴ Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
⁵ Department of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, Institute for Health System Innovation and Policy, Questrom School of Business, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines surprise bills that are received for childbirths and newborn hospitalizations.