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  #1 barryk465 pds on 28 Apr 11

   

  Soon after Valerie Berry was diagnosed with breast cancer, her thoughts turned to money.
  
  Even with private health insurance covering 80 percent of her costs, the bills soon stacked up. Her out-of-pocket share for the first three months of treatment added up to $8,000.
  
  "It was scary," said Berry, 45, of Chicago, an administrative assistant who was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer in April. "It got to the point where I had to stop opening bills because I was getting one every day, sometimes two.
  
  http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-14/business/ct-met-breast-cancer-costs-20101014_1_femara-breast-cancer-cancer-patients
  October 14, 2011
  Page 3

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Soon after Valerie Berry was diagnosed with breast cancer, her thoughts turned to money. <br /> <br /> Even with private health insurance covering 80 percent of her costs, the bills soon stacked up. Her out-of-pocket share for the first three months of treatment added up to $8,000. <br /> <br /> "It was scary," said Berry, 45, of Chicago, an administrative assistant who was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer in April. "It got to the point where I had to stop opening bills because I was getting one every day, sometimes two. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-14/business/ct-met-breast-cancer-costs-20101014_1_femara-breast-cancer-cancer-patients" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-14/business/ct-met-breast-cancer-costs-20101014_1_femara-breast-cancer-cancer-patients</a> <br /> October 14, 2011 <br /> Page 3</div>

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