My adult son was a victim of a violent crime. The people were never caught. He filed a police report. Hospital bills are huge.

After being dropped off at a hospital by the police he had a full work-up: CT scan, MRI of the brain, closure of a facial laceration and x-rays. He was observed for less than 24 hours, then released. He has health insurance and has been paying the parts his insurance company does not. I was thinking that I've heard of organizations that help with victims of violent crimes, maybe working with the hospital on the fees that were charged. People don't realize that even with insurance there are separate fees for: the ER doctor, the facility fee (ER visit), MRI, CT and x-ray fees (all separate) and finally the radiologist to read the films that were taken and they all bill separately. Are hospitals required to work with you on situations like this? There's no way he can pay what they want.