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A comment on Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Prices in Health Care. Parent comment

Re:Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Pric... by jerkstate on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @12:46PM (#20276090)
From your anecdote you indicate that people will comparison shop among hospitals but are unable to do so. I have a similar story about a broken ankle where I couldn't even get an estimate for an X-ray and a cast.
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Re:Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Pric... by sbov on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @12:50PM (#20276136)
I got an estimate once. After a total of about 20 hours on the phone. The day I arrived they told me it didn't include a bunch of stuff.

They said it didn't matter though because insurance covered it. But they were wrong.

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