Watch: Woman Hit With $28K Bill For A Throat Swab

A routine doctor’s visit for a sore throat brought more than $28,000 in charges for one New York City woman in our latest “Bill of the Month” installment. David Begnaud of “CBS This Morning,” in partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News, discussed the case with KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal in the Dec. 31 broadcast.

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<h1>Watch: Woman Hit With $28K Bill For A Throat Swab</h1>
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			January 2, 2020		</time>
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<p></p><p>A routine doctor’s visit for a sore throat brought more than $28,000 in charges for one New York City woman in our <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/medical-bill-of-the-month-head-cold-throat-swab-dna-tests-insurer-coughed-up-25k/">latest “Bill of the Month” installment</a>. David Begnaud of “CBS This Morning,” in partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News, discussed the case with KHN Editor-in-Chief <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/elisabeth-rosenthal/">Elisabeth Rosenthal</a> in the Dec. 31 broadcast.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-woman-hit-with-28k-bill-for-a-throat-swab/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-woman-hit-with-28k-bill-for-a-throat-swab/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-woman-hit-with-28k-bill-for-a-throat-swab/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20Woman%20Hit%20With%20%2428K%20Bill%20For%20A%20Throat%20Swab&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTAzNTY5Mg&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-woman-hit-with-28k-bill-for-a-throat-swab/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/watch-woman-hit-with-28k-bill-for-a-throat-swab/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-woman-hit-with-28k-bill-for-a-throat-swab/">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=1035692&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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