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随着未参保人数的增加,许多医院很难获得慈善医疗服务

对医院数据和慈善护理计划的调查显示,大多数明尼苏达州医院几乎不向患者提供经济援助,而且往往难以获得援助。

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随着未参保人数的增加,许多医院很难获得慈善医疗服务
来源: NPR News
Cori Roberts of St. Cloud, Minnesota, incurred more than $8,000 in medical bills after she was diagnosed at CentraCare with early-stage cervical cancer. She says the health system told her she made too much — about $41,000 a year — to qualify for financial aid.

An investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.

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