I think the difference just having a hospital triage you and tell you 'ibuprofen will handle the pain, it's nothing serious' is _already_ worth a boat load of m

I think the difference just having a hospital triage you and tell you 'ibuprofen will handle the pain, it's nothing serious' is _already_ worth a boat load of money and peace of mind. I agree with you - it would be really interesting to see honest and transparent itemized bills, with separate items for overhead. I wonder if people would have the same problem with high bills in that case. Probably wouldn't like the total any more, but maybe it'd be easier to understand.