Jeanne Pinder
SUMMARY: Amazing acts of healing and grace — and upsetting episodes of overcharging. That’s what our contributors told us about in our joint project with the Brian Lehrer show on WNYC crowdsourcing the price of mammograms.
Jeanne Pinder
SUMMARY: We asked what you paid and what your insurance company paid for a routine mammogram. Sometimes it was straightforward: “Provider cost, including technician was $175. My insurance company paid $56.95. My cost zero.” Or this: “So [insurer] paid $112.46 and I paid $25, totaling $137.46.” But then it started to get complicated: “Cost […]
Jeanne Pinder
SUMMARY: So where’s my free mammogram? Aren’t all mammograms free because of he Affordable Care Act? Well, actually, it’s more complicated than that.
