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rfranklin

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5. Where do you come up with "customer has no vested interest in the price...?"

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 06:49 PM

Jan 2012

I think most of us can attest to get bills after insurance pays their share and it is often a frustrating and futile process to try to get anything out of the hospital or other providers. They know they can stonewall you just as the one hospital did in this story. Most of the time, people just pay these charges to avoid bill collectors. But the system is rigged against the consumer all around. I suspect you have no experience with our wonderful healthcare system.

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The Anatomy of a Ripoff. (Or why "health care" costs are so high) [View all] TalkingDog Jan 2012 OP

I think you missed part of the problem NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #1

I didn't miss anything. The author may have missed something, but I am not the author. TalkingDog Jan 2012 #2

You're the author NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #4

Where do you come up with "customer has no vested interest in the price...?" rfranklin Jan 2012 #5

I have a lot of experience NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #7

People with insurance go bankrupt after significant medical emergencies... rfranklin Jan 2012 #10

I remember a few years ago Quantess Jan 2012 #3

Does the Dollar Store carry liability insurance? rfranklin Jan 2012 #6

Oh, I know. Quantess Jan 2012 #9

They use the same test at the local health department as they xmas74 Jan 2012 #11

Decades ago my sister worked as a dental assistant, then in the front office in billing KansDem Jan 2012 #8

The rationales for determining charges and implementing charges can be schizophrenic davepdx Jan 2012 #12