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May 22, 2005
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Medical bills.

We dread seeing them, we often complain about them and we really don't want to pay them out of our own pocket.

For years, we counted on insurance paying our medical bills. But with changes in health care coverage today, we often pay a greater share of our medical bills, and we're paying closer attention to them.

"Insurance coverage is the No. 1 concern, more than the medical bill itself," said Colette Lasack, director of patient business services at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, which has 1.4 million patient clinic visits and 75,000 hospital registrations each year.

Lasack said medical problems are a stressful time for patients. "They want a great cure, but they don't ...

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