Enlarge this image Anthem Blue Cross of California, one of the state’s largest health insurers, is battling Sutter Health over how much…
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Enlarge this image Matt Gleason fainted at work after getting a flu shot, so colleagues called 911 and an ambulance took him…
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Federal Shutdown Has Meant Steep Health Bills For Some Families
by Julie Appleby January 18, 2019Enlarge this image Demonstrators affiliated with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association protested the federal shutdown at a Capitol Hill rally earlier…
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How Working On Christmas Became A Privilege For 2 Young Doctors
by John Henning Schumann December 25, 2018Enlarge this image Katherine Streeter for NPR Katherine Streeter for NPR In what has become a holiday tradition for Shots, we’re encoring…
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Bill Of The Month Update: Skier To Get $6,358 Refund After Surgery For Broken Leg
by Jordan Rau December 24, 2018Enlarge this image Sarah Witter had two operations to repair bones in her lower left leg after a skiing accident last February.…
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How Helping Patients Get Good Care At Home Helps Rural Hospitals Survive
by Blake Farmer December 23, 2018Enlarge this image Charlotte Potts, who has a history of heart problems, lives within sight of Livingston Regional Hospital. After a recent…
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Chronically Ill, Traumatically Billed: $123,019 For 2 Multiple Sclerosis Treatments
by Jay Hancock November 27, 2018Enlarge this image Shereese Hickson was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012 and is unable to work. She supports herself and her…
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Dangerous Infection Tied To Hospitals Now Becoming Common Outside Them
by Clayton Dalton November 25, 2018Enlarge this image Infections with Clostridium difficile can crop up after a round of antibiotics. BSIP/UIG via Getty Images hide caption toggle…