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    From xyzzy@21:1/5 to Emperor Wonko the Sane on Thu Mar 17 17:31:59 2022
    Emperor Wonko the Sane <doug@sorensensdomain.net> wrote:
    On Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 9:55:20 AM UTC-5, Emperor Wonko the Sane wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 3:01:06 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
    Susan Sarandon Tweet
    "It’s our right to know hospital prices"
    ================
    “For far too long, hospitals across this nation have profited from
    concealing prices from patients. It’s our health. It’s our money to
    save. It’s our right to know hospital prices,” declares Susan Sarandon. >>>
    -- https://twitter.com/PowertoPatnts/status/1394648586625945610

    -- https://www.yahoo.com/now/public-announcement-airs-during-oscars-124100627.html
    I'm not sure what the answer is, but medical billing is the biggest fraud in history.

    For example, I just paid the bill for my wife's mammogram. The charge
    was $1100. Of that, we paid $35 co-pay, insurance paid $280 and $785 was "insurance adjustment." IOW, 71% of the charge is fluff so the insurance companies can tell the customers (employers) what a great deal we got for you. The real cost of the service is about $315. I wonder how much of
    the excess expense Americans pay for health care relative to other
    developed countries is "insurance adjustment" fluff. How many people get paid some kind of commission based on that fluff?

    Doug


    Insurance adjustment an underrated value of high deductible plans. You get
    the adjustment whether you’ve reached your deductible or not.

    --
    “I usually skip over your posts because of your disguistng, contrarian, liberal personality.” — Altie

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  • From RoddyMcCorley@21:1/5 to Emperor Wonko the Sane on Fri Mar 18 01:28:06 2022
    On 3/17/2022 10:55 AM, Emperor Wonko the Sane wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 3:01:06 PM UTC-5, bruce bowser wrote:
    Susan Sarandon Tweet
    "It’s our right to know hospital prices"
    ================
    “For far too long, hospitals across this nation have profited from concealing prices from patients. It’s our health. It’s our money to save. It’s our right to know hospital prices,” declares Susan Sarandon.

    -- https://twitter.com/PowertoPatnts/status/1394648586625945610

    -- https://www.yahoo.com/now/public-announcement-airs-during-oscars-124100627.html

    I'm not sure what the answer is, but medical billing is the biggest fraud in history.

    Doug

    About 15 years ago I was in the hospital 48 hours and the bill was
    $42,000. Or $875/hr. Insurance paid way less than that.

    --
    "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In
    practice, there is." Ruben Goldberg

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