Lessons of a $618,616 death

I found this story on the Business Week website. I thought it was very well written, and researched.

The woman who wrote the article, watched her husband die of cancer. She didn't have to worry about the costs, because they were well insured.

However, a later examination of the bills revealed a flurry of corruptive and even illegal practices

Here's a snippet

In reviewing Terence's records, we found Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia charged UnitedHealthcare $8,120 in 2006 for a 350 mg dose of the drug Avastin, which should have been free as part of a clinical trial.

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