Watch: Price Of A Brace Brings Soccer Player To His Knees

Telemundo News featured KHN’s recent “Bill of the Month” story about a soccer player who was stuck paying big bucks for a fancy hinged knee brace. Paula Andalo, KHN’s ethnic media editor, offered advice about how to avoid overpaying for medical equipment you may not need.

You can read KHN’s full story here.

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<h1>Watch: Price Of A Brace Brings Soccer Player To His Knees</h1>
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			April 18, 2019		</time>
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<p>Telemundo News <a href="https://www.telemundowashingtondc.com/noticias/local/Consejos-para-evitar-gastos-inesperados-en-el-hospital_Washington-DC-508667052.html">featured</a> KHN’s recent “Bill of the Month” story about a soccer player who was stuck paying big bucks for a fancy hinged knee brace. Paula Andalo, KHN’s ethnic media editor, offered advice about how to avoid overpaying for medical equipment you may not need.</p><p>You can read KHN’s full story <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/knee-brace-with-big-markup-bill-of-the-month/">here</a>.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-price-of-a-brace-brings-soccer-player-to-his-knees/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-price-of-a-brace-brings-soccer-player-to-his-knees/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-price-of-a-brace-brings-soccer-player-to-his-knees/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20Price%20Of%20A%20Brace%20Brings%20Soccer%20Player%20To%20His%20Knees&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FOTQwODQx&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-price-of-a-brace-brings-soccer-player-to-his-knees/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-price-of-a-brace-brings-soccer-player-to-his-knees/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/watch-price-of-a-brace-brings-soccer-player-to-his-knees/">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=940841&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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