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Opinion: Oregon’s Congressional delegation must support better medical billing practices

The FAIR and SITE Acts moving through Congress would protect patients from encountering inflated costs for health care services, writes OSPIRG’s Maribeth Guarino
August 17, 2023
 
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Hospital based charges are unexpected, additional costs that can cause financial stress for families that budget carefully and count on price stability. | ANTONIO GUILLEM/SHUTTERSTOCK

Ask people who regularly receive medical treatments and many, if not most, of them likely will tell you the same thing — health care costs are skyr