Unpaid Medical Bills Wound Hospitals and Patients (Newsweek)
Story date: 2008-11-24 05:44:01
Added on: 2008-11-26 08:49:42
Hospitals and patients alike are struggling with unpaid medical bills. A look at the drastic new measures both sides are taking to survive.
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