Her First Colonoscopy Cost Her $0. Her Second Cost $2185. Why?

The Affordable Care Act made preventive healthcare free of charge to patients without cost sharing. But there is wiggle room about when a procedure was done for screening, vs for a diagnosis.
Kaiser Health News

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