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Podcast: Relentless Health Value
Episode: EP290: COVID-19—Shining a Light on the Crafty Gambits Used by Some (Not All) Hospital Billing Departments, With Doug Aldeen
Description: Here's a couple of sentences ripped from the headlines recently: It is free to be tested for COVID-19 in the US, but the cost of treatment can be shocking. Even if you're insured, the deductible and co-pay can add up to several thousand dollars. And if you're uninsured, the financial toll is even uglier. That's what Boston resident Danni Askini learned when she got a $34,927 bill after receiving treatment in a local emergency room for COVID. That's from Time magazine. Episode 260 of the show was about the Shkreli Awards and the worst profiteering in health care. The...