misssomerville

Hello, Im an older LPN and just spent 1 night in our local hospital for arm pain, fatigue. I ended up with an Rx for Vitamin D one a week for 8 weeks. My stress test was good and neg troponin levels so thats that. Now what has me ready to go back to the ER tonite, is that when I was leaving, a woman from the hospital office ran up to me and told me I have a co-pay, because I was only in for observation. Is this right? I wasnt informed about a co-pay when I was admitted and have never paid one for any hospital visit before. I was told I was being admitted for observation, "just to be sure". Im worried my co-pay could be in the thousands...shouldnt I have had this explained to me when I arrived, and not as I was leaving? I mean who would leave, I was scared, and ofcourse I would have opted to stay, but Im thrown by this new charge, is this part of the new health care rules?