People who have had medical emergencies are often hit with surprise bills afterwards. We talked to a former UCLA student whose family was charged more than $25,000 for ambulance rides. Experts weigh in on how and why surprise billing has become such a problem, and a Los Angeles lawyer tells a story that demonstrates a terrible side effect of these practices of surprise billing.

Shaky Town

Surprise Bills

In the world of big rig truckers, Shaky Town refers to Los Angeles, due to the earthquakes that make the buildings shake.And in the undercurrent of SoCal politics, policing and the powerful, the footing is just as treacherous as our infamous fault lines.In this weekly podcast, NBC Los Angeles investigative reporter Eric Leonard fills a void in America’s second largest city -- A voice keeping tabs for the voiceless and digging deeper into the stories that impact, inspire and interest locals.From the unfair to the amazing and the bizarre, you might not be getting the entire truth -- until now.Eric Leonard exposes what’s really happening in Shaky Town.

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