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‘Birthday rule’ blindsides first-time Olathe parents with a mammoth medical bill
They expected things to work out fine between the insurance company and the hospitals. Then the bills came.
by Cara Anthony, Kaiser Health News
In the nine months leading up to her due date, Kayla Kjelshus and her husband, Mikkel, meticulously planned for their daughter’s arrival.
Their long to-do list included mapping out their family’s health insurance plan and registering for baby gear and supplies. They even nailed down child care ahead of her birth.
“We put a deposit down to hold a spot at a local day care following our first ultrasound,” said Kayla Kjelshus, of Olathe, Kansas.
Mikkel and Kayla Kjelshus daughter, Charlie, had a complication during delivery that caused her oxygen levels to drop and put her at risk for brain damage. Charlie needed seven days of neonatal intensive care, which resulted in a huge bill $207,455 for the NICU alone and confusion over which parent s insurer would cover the little girl s health costs. Christopher Smith / Kaiser Health News
Originally published on January 28, 2021 11:08 am
In the nine months leading up to her due date, Kayla Kjelshus and her husband, Mikkel, meticulously planned for their daughter s arrival.
Their long to-do list included mapping out their family s health insurance plan and registering for baby gear and supplies. They even nailed down child care ahead of her birth.
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Mikkel and Kayla Kjelshus daughter, Charlie, had a complication during delivery that caused her oxygen levels to drop and put her at risk for brain damage. Charlie needed seven days of neonatal intensive care, which resulted in a huge bill $207,455 for the NICU alone and confusion over which parent s insurer would cover the little girl s health costs.
In the nine months leading up to her due date, Kayla Kjelshus and her husband, Mikkel, meticulously planned for their daughter s arrival.
Their long to-do list included mapping out their family s health insurance plan and registering for baby gear and supplies. They even nailed down child care ahead of her birth.
Mikkel and Kayla Kjelshus daughter, Charlie, had a complication during delivery that caused her oxygen levels to drop and put her at risk for brain damage. Charlie needed seven days of neonatal intensive care, which resulted in a huge bill $207,455 for the NICU alone and confusion over which parent s insurer would cover the little girl s health costs. Christopher Smith for KHN
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Mikkel and Kayla Kjelshus daughter, Charlie, had a complication during delivery that caused her oxygen levels to drop and put her at risk for brain damage. Charlie needed seven days of neonatal intensive care, which resulted in a huge bill $207,455 for the NICU alone and confusion over which parent s insurer would cover the little girl s health costs.