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Re:Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000 by JJMcJ on Saturday May 21, 2022 @06:44PM (#31462791)
Usually courts won't uphold "unconscionable" charges.

Charge someone $1 billion to change a tire. Nope, nope, nope, as an example.

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Re:Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000 by SemanticStrengh on Saturday May 21, 2022 @08:11PM (#31463541)
but somehow 229K is Okay? Where is the limit
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Re:Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000 by JJMcJ on Saturday May 21, 2022 @09:31PM (#31464025)
Hospitals seem to have the world hypnotized.
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