Out-of-network fees are exorbitant, report says

By Roni Caryn Rabin / The Bulletin
February 14, 2013

Just more than a year ago, Angel Gonzalez, 36, awoke with searing chest pain at 2 a.m. A friend drove him to the closest emergency room.

Although he was living on $18,000 a year as a graduate student, Gonzalez had good insurance and the hospital, St. Charles in Port Jefferson, N.Y., was in his....

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