Posted on Nov 21, 2023
She was elated about her pregnancy. Then came a $2,400 bill for blood tests
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Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine.
It was January and Ahmed was at an OB-GYN's office near her home in Venus, Texas, for her first prenatal checkup. After an ultrasound, getting anti-nausea medication, and discussing her pregnancy care plan, she said, a nurse made a convenient suggestion: Head to the lab just down the hall for a standard panel of tests.
The lab was inside Texas Health Hospital Mansfield, which opened in December 2020 in a Dallas-Fort Worth suburb. Ahmed, just eight weeks pregnant, said the doctor told her everything about the visit was routine. "Nothing really stood out," Ahmed said. "And, of course, there's just a lot of excitement, and so I really didn't think twice about anything."
Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine.
It was January and Ahmed was at an OB-GYN's office near her home in Venus, Texas, for her first prenatal checkup. After an ultrasound, getting anti-nausea medication, and discussing her pregnancy care plan, she said, a nurse made a convenient suggestion: Head to the lab just down the hall for a standard panel of tests.
The lab was inside Texas Health Hospital Mansfield, which opened in December 2020 in a Dallas-Fort Worth suburb. Ahmed, just eight weeks pregnant, said the doctor told her everything about the visit was routine. "Nothing really stood out," Ahmed said. "And, of course, there's just a lot of excitement, and so I really didn't think twice about anything."
She was elated about her pregnancy. Then came a $2,400 bill for blood tests
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