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Why Colorado Ranks 12th Nationally for Marked-Up Healthcare Prices

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You go to the doctor and they run a few tests. You don't think much of it, but then the bill comes, it seems outrageous. Dr. Marty Makary, a surgeon and professor of Health Policy at Johns Hopkins, ranked states according to to the cost of different health care procedures. He explains how health care prices to so out of control his new book, "The Price We Pay: What Broke American Healthcare - And How To Fix It."

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Dr. Marty Makary, a surgeon and professor of Health Policy at Johns Hopkins, did research that finds that Colorado ranks 12th in marked-up healthcare prices in his new book, "The Price We Pay: What Broke American Healthcare - And How To Fix It."