Out-of-pocket health care costs for consumers are ballooning – thanks to higher deductible plans, and increases in health savings account – and they're one of the biggest reasons Americans go into debt. According to medical professionals the Angie's List staff interviewed, health care billing code systems continue to grow more complicated, resulting in more billing errors. Reporter Daniel Simmons details two families' struggles with hefty medical expenses and examines the statistics behind rising health care bills.
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