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New Parents Slapped With Surprise Bills for Treating Newborns

Regular use of a more advanced screening method turns a low-cost procedure into a pricier one. (Jay Hancock, 12/22)

As Pandemic Wears Down Hospital Staff, One Town Offers Groceries to Say Thanks

To help relieve the stress and time strains on employees at a Park City, Utah, hospital, community leaders created a pop-up grocery store, where workers can get complimentary meals and staples to take home. (Daryl Austin, 12/22)

Layers of Subcontracted Services Confuse and Frustrate Medi-Cal Patients

Many of the 14 million patients in Medi-Cal are in managed care health plans that outsource their care to subcontractors or sub-subcontractors. For patients with difficult health care needs, it can be hard to know where to turn. (Bernard J. Wolfson, 12/22)

‘An Arm and a Leg’: The Rapid-Test Edition: Who's Making a Buck?

In this episode, host Dan Weissmann talks to reporters who investigated the shortage of tests and traced the U.S. rapid-testing problem back to government agencies. (Dan Weissmann, 12/22)