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Matthew Burin got billed $750 by an orthopedic clinic after his 8-year-old son broke his arm. “I figured it was a mistake,” Burin said. The bill included a $400 facility fee for Children’s Hospital Colorado – more than half of the total charge.
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The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy report found that hospitals that underwent a merger had massive increases in costs of care. When controlling for a particular diagnosis or diagnosis group, the price growth for inpatient services at hospitals affected by mergers was quadruple that of other hospitals — an increase of 8.3% in prices versus 2%, respectively.
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After giving birth to her first child at Manhattan’s New York-Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns, Chloe Tucker Caine left the hospital with more than just the gift of motherhood. The brand new parent also took home a luxurious parting present courtesy of her medical team. The goody bag contained full-sized bottles of Chanel perfume and facial cleanser and a tube of lipstick
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