Under Section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Service Act, health care providers and health care facilities are required to provide a good faith estimate of expected charges for items and services to individuals who are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a Federal health care program, or not seeking to file a claim with their plan or coverage both orally and in writing, upon request or at the time of scheduling health care items and services.
If you either are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a Federal health care program, or not seeing to file a claim with your plan or coverage (self-pay individuals), your health care provider at Doxa will provide you with a Good Faith Estimate of the expected charges you may be billed for receiving certain health care services. A Good Faith Estimate must be provided within 3 business days upon request. Information regarding scheduled items and services must be furnished within 1 business day of scheduling of a service and to be provided in 3 business days; and within 3 business days of scheduling an item or service to be provided in at least 10 business days.