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Steve: another american died in the dominican republic, this time on an operating table. an explanation coming up next. [ping] with sensors that alert you when your eyes are off the road. the all-new subaru forester. the safest forester ever. did you know congress is working to end surprise medical billing? that's when patients are hit with medical bills they thought would be covered by insurance. the problem is big insurance companies want a one-size-fits-all approach that lets them decide what they'll pay doctors for yocare. letting insurance companies decide means it could be harder for you...

Helping them through what is obviously an unimaginably difficult time. >> shannon: thank you for the update. another death tonight of an american in the dominican republic, this latest incident is not related to the recent spate of mysterious deaths of tourists at a luxury resort, this time it appears plastic surgery may be to blame. phil keating picks up the story from there. >> despite warnings from the centers for disease control and prevention not to engage in medical tourism, tens of thousands of people still do it every year despite the risk of death, infections and disfiguring bacteria....

Family are grateful for the generosity of so many strangers and friends and the support and prayers are helping them through an unimaginably difficult time. >> reporter: another death of an american in the dominican republic. the latest incident is not related to the recent state of mysterious deaths of tourists that luxury resorts. it appears plastic surgery may be to blame. phil keating picks up the story. >> reporter: despite warnings by the centers for disease control and prevention for all americans not to engage in medical tourism tens of thousands of people do every year despite the ris...

How are you feeling? >> i'm feeling great. thanks for asking. it's hard to believe it was about five weeks ago i was on an operating table and maybe two months ago that i was diagnosed. and i feel really good. but i've got to say i feel awfully lucky i had health insurance. this cost $93,000. and if my family hadn't been insured it would have been a disaster for us. and it would have been a real disaster for most american families. i think about that and what it would mean if you were an american citizen and you didn't have a primary care doctor that could give you a screening that would let y...

There. the hospital say they have no way of knowing whether or not the doctors will actually accept your particular plan. they say they can't be held responsible for that. they need these doctors to function and that's how the system ends upturning in -- >> you need those doctors to saver your life potentially and help you get better so you are not in the position to say i need you to find another doctor because you are on the operating table or in the emergency room. it seems like they're take advantage of the patient here. >> i have done a lot of healthcare story, the people that end up payi...