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You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost

Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

• You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
• Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
• If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
• Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.

The above is directly from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and lays out what your rights are as a patient. At Art of Chiropractic, Dr. James Leipold and the team have been committed to financial transparency and low costs from the beginning, so the only thing that will change is that there will be one more piece of paperwork explaining our charges and your financial responsibility for services rendered. This Act, in the sphere of chiropractic, is for uninsured patients, and patients who are insured who choose not to file with their insurance company, or who are moved to a maintenance program that insurance won’t cover. Your care and costs involved should be easy to understand and our commitment to that has never wavered. It will not change the excellent care or compassion you receive at Art of Chiropractic. If you have any questions about anything in this post, please don’t hesitate to look at CMS.gov for more information or call our office if you would like to know more.