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anna werner has the story. >> reporter: everyone over 50 should get a baseline colonoscopy and federal guidelines say insurance should pay for it. why do we keep hearing from viewers they got stuck with the bill. order from doctor for first screening colonoscopy for everyone turning 50, given at no cost to patients every ten years under affordable care act. called her insurance. what response did you get? >> procedure was 100% covered as screening, facility and doctor was 100% covered, all within network. >> reporter: at the clinic, a staff member asked if any family members had colonoscopy, which they had. >> my mom had a few polyps years ago. dad had a few. >> reporter: after the test, doctor said everything looked good. >> that was good. went home, was well. then i started getting the bills. >> reporter: for a colonoscopy supposed to be covered. $625 for facility, over $300 for the doctor's services and $325 for the anesthesiologist. over $1,200 her insurance company refused to pay. the reason? she said the clinic had decided because of her parent's polyps, she was high-risk patient

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advisory panel voted today on who should get the covid-19 vaccine first our capitol bureau reporter, anna werner key has more on how the vaccine will be distributed. >>doctor kathleen doing a member of the committee advising the cdc says the first doses will go to health care personnel and long-term care facility residents essential workers who do not work in health care in phase, one b and adults with high-risk medical conditions and adults were 65 and older in phase, one seat the decision comes just days before fda advisers are scheduled to discuss the emergency approval of the vaccines made by pfizer biontech and moderna doctor sarah all over another advisor on the committee says the plan is to start distributing the shots within 24 hours of that approval, we expect a constrained supply environment for some months and need to make the best use of available vaccine ultimately the state will decide who gets the vaccine first, but the vote today will help the governor's make those choices and start setting up the process for administering shots. >>health and human services secretary alex azar sa

anna werner reports. >> reporter: just how far will someone go to find a playstation 5 video gaming consoleistina de jesus who wants one for her son. >> i tried going to stores and waited in long lines. it's just been -- it's impossible. >> reporter: she even set up a twitter account to track announcements of new online sales. but rushing to buy one -- >> as soon as i clicked on it, it was sold out already. i don't even know how that's possible. >> reporter: the playstation 5 and xbox series x are in high demand. compounding the problem? shipping delays. many are sitting on ships like these, shipped from china and waiting for two days to be unloaded at the overflowing port of los angeles. this man is the port's director. >> the manufacturers overseas all the way to the port, everyone's backed up, can't keep up with the orders. the ships can only take so much cargo. >> 86% of the world's toys are made in china. >> reporter: industry expert richard gottlieb consults with experts around the world. >> we've been having trouble having containers in to ship from china. that's due to the fact ther

our washington correspondent anna werner key has the story. >>doctor kathleen doing a member of the committee advising the cdc says the first doses will go to health care personnel and long-term care facility residents essential workers who do not work in health care in phase, one b and adults with high-risk medical conditions and adults were 65 and older in phase, one seat the decision comes just days before fda advisers are scheduled to discuss the emergency approval of the vaccines made by pfizer biontech and moderna doctor sarah all over another advisor on the committee says the plan is to start distributing the shots within 24 hours of that approval, we expect a constrained supply environment for some months and need to make the best use of available vaccine ultimately the state will decide who gets the vaccine first, but the vote today will help the governor's make those choices and start setting up the process for administering shots. >>health and human services secretary alex azar says 40 million doses of the vaccine will be available

anna werner has been digging into this. anna, this is so interesting., david. you know, everyone over 50 should get a baseline screening colonoscopy. and federal guidelines say insurance companies should pay for it. so why do we keep hearing from viewers who say they got stuck with the bill? tammy garisi-duncan turned nist january. along with her birthday came an order from her doctor for her first screening colonoscopy. recommended for everyone turning 50 and supposed to be given at no cost to patients once every ten years under the affordable care act. she called her insurance company to confirm they'd pay. >> and what response back did you get from blue cross blue shield? >> the procedure was 100% covered as a screening. the facility was 100% covered and the doctor was 100% covered, all within network. >> at the clinic she says a staff member asked if any family members had had colonoscopies, which they had. >> i said, well, my mom had a few polyps back years ago, my dad had a few polyps. >> after the test the doctor told her everything looked good.

for "cbs this morning saturday," an anna werner. >> i am not a skiing.w interconnected we really all are. like other businesses, yes, people go there for recreation, but you see the ripple effect when customers aren't there, it hurts the entire community to not have that. at the same time, they're trying to do the best they can. the woman that's essentially the bouncer at the lift, telling people to get their masks on, it is interesting to see how people are trying to innovate, make do, given challenging times. >> and even outside, you get a false sense of security, not in enclosed space, i can be free, take in the breeze. she's saying hey, the mask needs to be up. and social distancing. >> taking precautions. >>> another kinds of get away growing in popularity, wellness retreats are part of a booming multi million dollar industry. up next, see what visitors get out of them, and learn how to find a little r and r inside your own home, too. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." the e holidays a are a time fofor giving.. to your frfriends... your fa