{"id":10084,"date":"2018-04-09T07:45:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T11:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=10084"},"modified":"2018-04-09T07:45:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T11:45:47","slug":"a-tale-of-two-ct-scanners-one-richer-one-poorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=10084","title":{"rendered":"A Tale Of Two CT Scanners \u2014 One Richer, One Poorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Alison Kodjak, NPR News for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Hynden, a financial adviser in Fort Myers, Fla., hadn\u2019t been feeling well for a few weeks last fall. He\u2019d had pain and discomfort in his abdomen.<\/p>\n<p>In October, he finally made an appointment to see his doctor about it. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t severe,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was just kind of bothersome. 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