Medical bill errors: Consumer groups say it happens more than you think
Some consumer groups say that many medical bills have mistakes in them.
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Craig Rae owns a medical equipment store. He said that he constantly interacts with patients and says that when providers make billing mistakes, he hears about it.
'I think it happens more often than people think,' said Craig Rae, Penrod Medical Equipment.
Kevin Brasler with the nonprofit consumer advocacy group Consumers' Checkbook.
'It's a constant problem. It happens a lot,' he said.
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