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TERRY GROSS, HOST:
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. You wouldn't believe what some emergency rooms charge, or maybe you would because you've gotten bills. For example, one hospital charged $76 for Bacitracin antibacterial ointment.
Read more: Why An ER Visit Can Cost So Much — Even For Those With Health Insurance
"Lost Hollywood." The phrase conjures up starlets in silver lamé and lunchtime gimlets at The Brown Derby; it does not bring to mind slimy swamp creatures or screwball surrealists starring in movies featuring walking melons.
Read more: Meet The Lagoon's Forgotten Lady And See 'The Strangest Movie Never Made'
Why are emergency room costs so unpredictable? A talk with Sarah Kliff, a health policy journalist for Vox, who collected ER bills from around the country, and then got the stories behind the bills.
TERRY GROSS, HOST:
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. You probably know my guest, the New York Times deputy general counsel David McCraw, from a letter he wrote that went viral.
Read more: 'Times' Deputy Counsel On Fighting For Press Freedom In The Trump Era
- New York Times Deputy General Counsel David McCraw on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4 pm
- 'Manhunt' Highlights The Teamwork That Took Down A Serial Killer
- For Priest Turned Professor, 'Holy Envy' Is Key To Appreciating World Religions
- Episcopal Priest Barbara Brown Taylor Talks About Her New Memoir on Fresh Air – Monday at 4 pm
- Fresh Air Weekend: Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck; The White House & Fox News
- A Look Back At 'The Godfather,' With Mario Puzo And Francis Ford Coppola
