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Barnard students blindsided by unexpected charges at Primary Care

By Natalie Tischler / Staff Photographer

As an office with limited space and walk-in hours, these unexpected costs have prompted students on non-Barnard insurance plans to seek treatment at other medical service providers in New York City.

By Susu Rawwagah • September 27, 2018 at 7:47 AM

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Photo by Sabine Ostinvil / Columbia Daily Spectator

"The first time was one thing, but after that I had been so careful that it really felt either like I had been purposefully misled, or like the doctors just genuinely didn’t care enough to check if it would actually cost money and answer my question honestly," said Cobie-Ray Johnson, BC '21. (Sabine Ostinivil/Columbia Daily Spectator)

Photo by Natalie Tischler / Staff Photographer

"I sort of assumed that if there was a charge they would tell me and make me aware of it at some point. But they didn't,” said Sookeun Jung, BC '21. (Natalie Tischler/Staff Photographer)

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Photo by Natalie Tischler / Staff Photographer

Despite its convenient location in the basement of the Barnard Quad, some students are turning away from PCHS in favor of local urgent care clinics. (Natalie Tischler/Staff Photographer)