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IcyPeas

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1. the hospital's then-secretive "chargemaster" price rates- a master list of prices that determined th

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Sat May 21, 2022, 05:27 PM

May 2022

it's like MSRP for hospitals. THey charge astronomical rates they you're supposed to NEGOTIATE with them? fuck that. What the hell is wrong with the healthcare system in this country?

disgusting

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Colorado Woman Expected to Pay $1,337 for Surgery. She Was Billed $303,709 [View all] appalachiablue May 2022 OP

the hospital's then-secretive "chargemaster" price rates- a master list of prices that determined th IcyPeas May 2022 #1

Negotiate, bargain & fight like a street corner vendor over appalachiablue May 2022 #2