Docs encouraged to discuss medical treatment costs

October 16, 2013

"The New England Journal of Medicine" reports that physicians are being urged to start considering costs as a serious side effect of medical treatment. The article comes from Duke University doctors who are concerned about a high rate of pain in the healthcare wallet.

In 2011, one-third of U.S. families were either struggling to pay or failing to pay their medical bills.

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