She paid her husband's hospital bill. A year after his death, they wanted more money

Eloise Reynolds lost her husband, Kent, to colon cancer last year. She paid what she believed to be his final hospital bill, but this year she received a new version of the bill, charging nearly $1,100 more due to "adjustments."

Eloise Reynolds encountered a perplexing reality in medical billing: Providers can come after patients for more money well after a bill has been paid.

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