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She's stuck with $75K in bills after her 'healthcare sharing ministry' refuses to pay

By The Boston Globe
| June 04, 2021

Betsy Hargreaves wanted to save a few bucks on health insurance a couple of years ago so she switched to a religious-based plan. In March, she had double hip-replacement surgery to relieve acute pain. They told her the day before the surgery that it would not be covered, she said.

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