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.
First-time parents blindsided by ‘the birthday rule’ and a $207,455 NICU bill
This Kansas couple felt ready for their daughter’s debut on Feb. 15, 2019. But one of the happiest days of their lives turned out to be one of the scariest.
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Mikkel and Kayla Kjelshus found out the hard way that they didn’t have a choice about which parent’s insurance was considered primary after daughter Charlie was born and spent seven days in the NICU. They might have avoided their quagmire if Mikkel had dropped his own coverage and gotten onto Kayla’s plan before Charlie was born. 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.
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.
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KBRA Releases CREFC 2021 Annual Conference: Day 3 Recap
January 25, 2021 GMT
NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 25, 2021
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases a recap of the final day of CREFC’s 2021 virtual conference, held on January 22.
CREFC Chair Adam Behlman (Starwood Property Trust) opened the event which included two brief sessions, the Portfolio Lenders Survey and the CREFC Advocacy Update. The survey is intended to elicit responses from portfolio lenders at life insurance companies. They discussed their current view on several property types, as well as returns available on commercial real estate investments and commercial mortgages. Members of CREFC’s Government Relations team then provided an update on the team’s advocacy efforts in Washington.