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A Hospital Charged $1,877 to Pierce a 5-Year-Old’s Ears. This Is Why Health Care Costs So Much.

By Marshall Allen · ProPublica · November 2017

A Hospital Charged $1,877 to Pierce a 5-Year-Old’s Ears. This Is Why Health Care Costs So Much.

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"An epidemic of unnecessary treatment is wasting billions of health care dollars a year. Patients and taxpayers are paying for it."

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