Does not apply if you get admitted to hospital…
This standard charge is set to simplify matters.
It will replace the (sometimes complicated) billing of the various amounts due as a result of whatever examinations/treatments etc whilst in A&E… for folk who do not get admitted, but get sent on their merry way (hopefully feeling better…).
This was introduced as too many people visit A&E instead of the Doctor to avoid paying the Doctor.
At A&E they ask for CV and Mutuelle…
I received a bill for the ambulance which took me and my broken bones to A&E some years ago… so I’m not sure it’s quite as you describe… I was an emergency and dealt with accordingly.
My Mutuelle paid for the Ambulance… hurrah… but I had to send them the bill first.
Quoting from the article…
“First, let’s clear up a misunderstanding. No, being treated in a hospital emergency room has never been free! Of course, there were exceptions, but as a rule, patient care and medical procedures have always been invoiced.”
“D’abord, dissipons un malentendu. Non, être soigné aux urgences d’un hôpital n’a jamais été gratuit ! Certes, il existait des exceptions mais, en règle générale, l’accueil du patient et les actes médicaux ont toujours été facturés.”