Watch: What Happened To That $109,000 Heart Attack

Kaiser Health News editor-in-chief Elisabeth Rosenthal discusses the latest Bill of the Month installment on “CBS This Morning” on Wednesday. The story of a high school teacher who faced an outrageous hospital bill is part of an ongoing crowdsourced investigation by KHN and NPR.

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<h1>Watch: What Happened To That $109,000 Heart Attack</h1>
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			August 29, 2018		</time>
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<p></p><p>Kaiser Health News editor-in-chief Elisabeth Rosenthal discusses the latest Bill of the Month installment on <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/why-do-hospital-bills-get-so-expensive">“CBS This Morning”</a> on Wednesday.  The story of a high school teacher who <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/a-jolt-to-the-jugular-youre-insured-but-still-owe-109k-for-your-heart-attack/">faced an outrageous hospital bill</a> is part of an ongoing crowdsourced investigation by KHN and NPR.</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-what-happened-to-that-109000-heart-attack/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-what-happened-to-that-109000-heart-attack/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-what-happened-to-that-109000-heart-attack/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20What%20Happened%20To%20That%20%24109%2C000%20Heart%20Attack&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FODY3ODUw&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-what-happened-to-that-109000-heart-attack/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-what-happened-to-that-109000-heart-attack/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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