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Tasha Kelemen, 42, directs a local non profit. She doesn’t look sick, but she’s had a hard time convincing peers — even doc ...
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ListenSubsidized health coverage in Pa., NJ, 32 other states at issue in U.S. Supreme Court case
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WHYY’s Pricecheck: Share your medical bill, make health costs transparent
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WHYY’s PriceCheck needs your help to crowdsource health costs
Haircuts. Houses. Plane tickets. Computers. Ever bought any of these things without knowing the price beforehand, and then just paid the ...
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ListenThis med student scours cities (and their hospitals) for pianos
Linda Wang, a medical student from Canada with a hankering for jazz, was just passing through Philadelphia visiting family when she disco ...
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