#PriceCheckNYC: 'Free Screenings' Surprises

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 24, 2020

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.

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#PriceCheckNYC homepage

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

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