Watch: Young Man Faces Medical Bankruptcy — Even With Insurance

“CBS This Morning” tells the story of Matthew Fentress, a young man who developed serious heart disease after a bout of flu when he was just 25. Now 31, he owes more than $10,000 in hospital bills. KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal explains that the same cardiomyopathy Fentress got can also be a complication of COVID-19.

Fentress’ story is the latest in the ongoing crowdsourced Bill of the Month investigation, a collaboration with KHN, NPR and “CBS This Morning.”

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<h1>Watch: Young Man Faces Medical Bankruptcy — Even With Insurance</h1>
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			October 2, 2020		</time>
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<p>“CBS This Morning” tells the story of Matthew Fentress, a young man who developed serious heart disease after a bout of flu when he was just 25. Now 31, he owes more than $10,000 in hospital bills. KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Rosenthal explains that the same cardiomyopathy Fentress got can also be a complication of COVID-19.</p><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/heartbreaking-bills-lawsuit-and-bankruptcy-even-with-insurance/">Fentress’ story</a> is the latest in the ongoing crowdsourced <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/tag/bill-of-the-month/">Bill of the Month</a> investigation, a collaboration with KHN, NPR and “CBS This Morning.”</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-young-man-faces-medical-bankruptcy-even-with-insurance/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-young-man-faces-medical-bankruptcy-even-with-insurance/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-young-man-faces-medical-bankruptcy-even-with-insurance/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20Young%20Man%20Faces%20Medical%20Bankruptcy%20%E2%80%94%20Even%20With%20Insurance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FMzU4NDk5&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-young-man-faces-medical-bankruptcy-even-with-insurance/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/watch-young-man-faces-medical-bankruptcy-even-with-insurance/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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