New York Times August 9, 2020
To report on the true cost of health care, it’s critical to see what a hospital charges patients. But since hospitals keep those prices a secret, I turn to the next best source: you.
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My reporting obsession with medical bills started with a bandage. A very, very expensive bandage.
Four years ago, before I worked for The New York Times, a reader emailed me a surprising story. He had taken his 1-year-old daughter to the emergency room because after her nails were clipped a bit too short, her finger started spurting blood. The little girl was...