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Slash Your Medical Bills: 7 Ways to Haggle

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Posted on 11/5/2009 9:11 EST
Filed in: Bills, Health, Healthcare

While the politicians in Washington dither about health care reform, become your own activist. Try negotiating lower fees with your medical providers -- it's amazing what you can accomplish by speaking up. CBS News offers some tips that could save you a bundle.

"Haggling with your hospital or dickering with your doctor to lower your medical bills might feel, well, unseemly. But with health care costs pinching the typical household by about $15,000 a year and employers trimming coverage and shifting expenses to employees, it might be time to try your own personal health care reform..."

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