Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20130514:09

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20130514:09:13:00

abc's paula faris explains. >> reporter: this little boy can't get enough chocolate ice cream. >> you have chocolate on your nose. >> reporter: no wonder, he has a sore throat and in need of a tonsillectomy. that's not covered under his parents' health insurance. like 30 million other americans, holly and alex are underinsured. health care expert michelle katz did some digging, contacting hospitals and surgery centers. we were shocked by the quotes. $2,800, $3500, $7,000, $12,000. even $21,000. the american hospital association telling abc news each patient's course of care is different and the costs also reflect more than the cost of serving an individual patient. >> there need to be a menu. an mri costs this.

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