{"id":7889,"date":"2017-08-21T08:52:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T12:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=7889"},"modified":"2017-08-21T08:52:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T12:52:30","slug":"too-few-patients-follow-the-adage-you-better-shop-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=7889","title":{"rendered":"Too Few Patients Follow The Adage: You Better Shop Around"},"content":{"rendered":"

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

Despite having more financial \u201cskin in the game\u201d than ever, many consumers don\u2019t make any attempt to compare prices for health care services, a\u00a0<\/span>newly released study<\/a>\u00a0found. Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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