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Decoding Medical Bills

Thatcher Caldwell
Thatcher Caldwell

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Decoding Medical Bills
Bram Sable-Smith/KFF Health New Julia Robinson Lauren Justice Heidi de Marco Zack Wittman Nitashia Johnson Kevin Painchaud and Laura Buckman for KFF Health

Since 2018, the "Bill of the Month" investigative series has analyzed nearly $6.3 million in medical bills, with patients facing almost $2.8 million in out-of-pocket expenses. The series, which has influenced health policy changes at the highest levels of government, has uncovered a shocking reality: a system riddled with dysfunction, leaving patients financially devastated. But the story doesn't end there; it only begins to reveal the depths of the crisis.

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