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Shamed by a CEO, this mom became a health privacy advocate

Being shamed by a CEO turned this mom into a health privacy advocate

07/21/2015 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Shamed by a CEO, this mom became a health privacy advocate

Clip: 7/21/2015 | 9m 19s

Being shamed by a CEO turned this mom into a health privacy advocate

Deanna Fei was thrilled when her daughter, born premature at 25 weeks, came home from the hospital. Then, her husband’s boss – the CEO of AOL – claimed he was trimming workers’ retirement benefits because the company had spent too much money on medical bills from “distressed babies.” William Brangham talks to Fei about the experience and her new memoir, “Girl in Glass.”

07/21/2015 | Rating NR

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