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Re:Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Pric... by count on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @12:12PM (#20275676)
And if you're taken in to the ER, you're possibly not even ABLE to consent to charges. You're at the whim of the hospital staff! Did you know they charge for 'chaplain time' for having a chaplain stop by and say hi (you don't get to say yes or no, and this is obviously not medically necessary)?
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Re:Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Pric... by Consultant32452 on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @12:34PM (#20275932)
Emergency care accounts for about 2% of total healthcare expenses. The issue you bring up about consent during an emergency is a real one, but it's not where all the money is going.

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/oct...

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Re:Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Pric... by sbov on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @12:55PM (#20276219)
Note that your article cites at least 1 other study that says 5-6% or even as high as 10%. It would be interesting to see a breakdown here - does this include prescription medication? It seems like if you're talking about provider regulation, you shouldn't include that.

Unfortunately the article doesn't make it easy to figure this out.

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Re:Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Pric... by filoleg on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @03:10PM (#20277753)
Even assuming that the 10% number is the right one, it still seems good enough in my book if, in the beginning, only 90% of the expenses get addressed successfully.
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Re:Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Pric... by maxerickson on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @12:56PM (#20276225)
You don't need that long of a list of things that cost 2% before you've explained quite a lot.
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