Re:Most hospitals aren't complying with price transparency rule
by spaetzleesser on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @02:19PM
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So true! When my girlfriend had surgery a few years there were several occasions where the hospital sent a bill for things that never had happened. She called and every time they basically said "Oops. We'll take it off". And at least once they sent the same claim again a while later.
It's hard to imagine any other industry getting away with that behavior.
Another thing is the insane markups. The surgery my girlfriend was getting was about implanting a device my company is producing. I asked around in my company and after a while got told that our device costs usually around 30000. Looking at the bill the hospital charged 80000 and the insurance paid it.
American hospitals and health insurance are a ripoff and fraud on a gigantic scale and it's shocking that they are getting away with it. The whole system is so corrupt I don't think it can be salvaged.
It's hard to imagine any other industry getting away with that behavior.
Another thing is the insane markups. The surgery my girlfriend was getting was about implanting a device my company is producing. I asked around in my company and after a while got told that our device costs usually around 30000. Looking at the bill the hospital charged 80000 and the insurance paid it.
American hospitals and health insurance are a ripoff and fraud on a gigantic scale and it's shocking that they are getting away with it. The whole system is so corrupt I don't think it can be salvaged.