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Lauren Leamanczyk

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As seen in: KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN), MSN, WBZ-TV (Boston, MA), Yahoo, KING-TV (Seattle, WA), KHOU-TV (Houston, TX), WKYC-TV (Cleveland, OH), WXIA-TV (Atlanta, GA), KGW-TV (Portland, OR), KXTV-TV (Sacramento, CA), WTHR-TV (Indianapolis, IN) and
5PM Anchor and Investigative Reporter @kare11. Highly caffeinated mom. Sports fan. Live music lover. Previously WBZ and WTMJ.
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KARE 11 Investigates: Minnesotans at risk for surprise emergency ambulance bills

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By Lauren Leamanczyk Verified
| KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN) Verified
NORTH BRANCH, Minn. — At 4 a.m., Paul Heggestad dialed 911 from his North Branch home as his wife, Mary Snow, screamed in pain on the living room floor. Doctors would later determine Mary had a serious blood infection, and her body was shutting down. The ambulance crew rushed her to the hospital — and the couple assumed their insurance would handle the cost. Weeks later, the bill arrived: $5,674 for the emergency transport.
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KARE 11 Investigates: Patient says pain clinics pushed controversial implant despite high-risk diagnosis

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By Lauren Leamanczyk Verified
| KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN) Verified
LAKEVILLE, Minn. — A Lakeville pain patient says multiple Twin Cities pain clinics pressured her to get a spinal cord stimulator implanted despite a neurosurgeon's warning that the device could cause paralysis. Cammie Lavalle, who has lived with severe chronic pain for years, was evaluated for a spinal cord stimulator at the University of Minnesota in 2015. The implanted devices use electrical currents to block pain signals and are marketed as a safe alternative to opioid medications.
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KARE 11 Investigates: Promised relief, left in a wheelchair- more Minnesota patients paralyzed after pain procedure

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By Lauren Leamanczyk Verified
| KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN) Verified
BURNSVILLE, Minn — A Minnesota pain procedure that promised relief is instead leaving some patients in wheelchairs, according to a KARE 11 investigation, raising new questions about the safety and oversight of spinal cord stimulators. Judy Palme, a grandmother who once spent her days coloring Easter eggs with great-grandchildren, now moves through life in a wheelchair. She deals with sudden, debilitating pain and will never walk again.
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