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In 2018, KHN and NPR launched\u00a0\u201cBill of the Month,\u201d\u00a0a crowdsourced investigation in which we dissect, investigate and explain medical bills you send us. In telling the story behind one patient\u2019s bill each month, our goal is to understand the genesis of the often exorbitant and baffling charges that pervade the American medical system. But also, we aim to offer ideas for patients and policymakers about how they might redress common patient situations that are frustrating and downright unaffordable. So far, we\u2019ve examined bills for conditions as minor as toenail fungus (a $1,500-per-month topical medicine) and as major as a \u201cwidow-maker\u201d heart attack ($109,000 after insurance). We\u2019ve looked at bills for simple exams ($18,000 for a urine test) and ambulance rides ($57,000 for an air ambulance). Many of the bills miraculously get resolved once our reports come out.\u00a0 Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/p>\n Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n
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