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The DMIS Team
Healthcare Pricing Still a Struggle for Consumers
Comparison shopping for medical procedures can involve a web of billing codes and arcane terminology, despite efforts in California to simplify things.
By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times
April 15, 2012
Californians are still struggling to get straight answers about the cost of common medical procedures despite state efforts aimed at lifting the veil on medical pricing.
The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-adv-medical-prices-20120415,0,7106684.story
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