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Joe Burrow Frustrated by Hospital's Refusal to Accept Bengals' Insurance for Foot Injury

By

The Onion Staff

8mo ago· 2 min readenNews

Summary

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow expressed frustration after a hospital refused to accept the team's health insurance plan for his foot injury treatment, requiring him to go through additional bureaucratic steps including getting a referral from his primary care physician to verify medical necessity.

Key quotes

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I'm supposed to get my turf toe operated on, but the hospital apparently is out of network
they're saying I need to make a separate appointment with my PCP just so he can refer me to a specialist who can verify my claim is medically necessary
the ongoing ordeal has added stress to an already difficult week
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CINCINNATI—Explaining that the ongoing ordeal has added stress to an already difficult week, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow expressed frustration Friday after the hospital he visited to treat his recent foot injury reportedly refused to accept

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