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How Much For An MRI? $500? $5,000? A Reporter Struggles To Find Out

Massachusetts is launching a sweeping plan to hold down health care costs. A new law is partly designed to get patients to help drive down prices by shopping for medical care.

So when I had a series of migraines over the summer, I decided this was an opportunity to be an engaged, savvy patient.

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Source: Kaiser Health News (in collaboration with WBUR and NPR)

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