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Hidden Help: A Good Thing and an Expensive Thing

by Melanie Evans September 29, 2026September 29, 2026

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Melanie is a reporter and producer for Tradeoffs. She spent eight years at The Wall Street Journal, where she reported on hospital costs, health care quality and the Covid-19 pandemic. Before the Journal,... More by Melanie Evans

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