<p>An $88 “observation room” fee for a check-up didn’t sit right with Kari Greene, a listener from Oregon. When the price went up to $99 the next year, Kari complained to her benefits rep; they thought it was weird, too — but couldn’t do anything about it. </p><br><p>In states like Connecticut and Indiana, legislators are trying to do something about fees like these – often called “facility fees.” </p><br><p>In this episode, we go deep on Kari’s bill, one of dozens that listeners have shared with us over the past few months. </p><br><p>And we talk with Christine Monahan, a researcher and attorney who knows more about facility fees — and state efforts to limit them — than any other expert in the country.</p><br><p><a href="https://armandalegshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WEB-TRANSCRIPT_S12_Ep04_Facility-Fee-part-2.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Here’s a transcript of this episode</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p><br><p><a href="https://armandalegshow.com/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Send your stories and questions.</strong></a><strong> Or call 724 ARM-N-LEG.</strong></p><br><p><strong>Of course we’d love for you to</strong><a href="https://armandalegshow.com/support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <strong>support this show</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
