Watch: Same Providers, Similar Surgeries, But Different Bills

Ely Bair had similar surgeries, at the same hospital, with the same insurer. But he received very different big medical bills. KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal joins “CBS This Morning” to break down how this could happen to you and what you can do to avoid it.

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<h1>Watch: Same Providers, Similar Surgeries, But Different Bills</h1>
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			September 4, 2021		</time>
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<p>Ely Bair had similar surgeries, at the same hospital, with the same insurer. But he received very different big medical bills. KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal joins <a href="https://www.cbs.com/shows/cbs_this_morning/video/56J3RUlC0M4m2q6FCVw57wUBwJNI_0wv/similar-surgeries-at-same-hospital-result-in-very-different-medical-bills-for-seattle-man/">“CBS This Morning”</a> to break down how this could happen to you and what you can do to avoid it. </p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-same-providers-similar-surgeries-but-different-bills/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-same-providers-similar-surgeries-but-different-bills/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-same-providers-similar-surgeries-but-different-bills/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20Same%20Providers%2C%20Similar%20Surgeries%2C%20But%20Different%20Bills&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTM2ODYxNw&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-same-providers-similar-surgeries-but-different-bills/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-same-providers-similar-surgeries-but-different-bills/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-same-providers-similar-surgeries-but-different-bills/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1368617&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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