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#PriceCheckNYC: 'Free Screenings' Surprises

In this 2010 file photo, a radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles.

WNYC, in partnership with Gothamist and ClearHealthCosts, offers a new community health sharing tool which will give listeners a chance to compare the costs of their medical procedures. Today, Jeanne Pinder, founder and CEO of ClearHealthCosts, and Caroline Lewis, lead reporter of PriceCheckNYC, talk about surprise billing for mammograms and colonoscopies.

Links for more information:

#PriceCheckNYC homepage

Legislative Map at Dense Breast Info

"Why Some Breast Cancer Screenings Come With Unexpected Costs" (Caroline Lewis, Gothamist)