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Watch: Woman Hit With $28K Bill For A Throat Swab

Jan 2, 2020

A routine doctor's visit for a sore throat brought more than $28,000 in charges for one New York City woman in our latest "Bill of the Month" installment. David Begnaud of "CBS This Morning," in partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News, discussed the case with KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal in the Dec. 31 broadcast.

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