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“CBS This Morning” tells the story of Matthew Fentress, a young man who developed serious heart disease after a bout of flu when he was just 25. Now 31, he owes more than $10,000 in hospital bills. KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal explains that the same cardiomyopathy Fentress got can also be a complication of COVID-19.

Fentress’ story is the latest in the ongoing crowdsourced Bill of the Month investigation, a collaboration with KHN, NPR and “CBS This Morning.”

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<p>“CBS This Morning” tells the story of Matthew Fentress, a young man who developed serious heart disease after a bout of flu when he was just 25. Now 31, he owes more than $10,000 in hospital bills. KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal explains that the same cardiomyopathy Fentress got can also be a complication of COVID-19.</p>
<p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/heartbreaking-bills-lawsuit-and-bankruptcy-even-with-insurance/">Fentress’ story</a> is the latest in the ongoing crowdsourced <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/tag/bill-of-the-month/">Bill of the Month</a> investigation, a collaboration with KHN, NPR and “CBS This Morning.”</p>
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<p>“CBS This Morning” tells the story of Matthew Fentress, a young man who developed serious heart disease after a bout of flu when he was just 25. Now 31, he owes more than $10,000 in hospital bills. KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal explains that the same cardiomyopathy Fentress got can also be a complication of COVID-19.</p>
<p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/heartbreaking-bills-lawsuit-and-bankruptcy-even-with-insurance/">Fentress’ story</a> is the latest in the ongoing crowdsourced <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/tag/bill-of-the-month/">Bill of the Month</a> investigation, a collaboration with KHN, NPR and “CBS This Morning.”</p>
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