A lot of comments on here about Medicare not paying enough compared to private insurance- so here is one from a very recent personal experience with private ins

A lot of comments on here about Medicare not paying enough compared to private insurance- so here is one from a very recent personal experience with private insurance. My wife had surgery followed by 6 days in the hospital for recovery. (This is I think her 9th surgery in the 8 years of our marriage, and every time the billing is similiar.) I just received the explanation fo benefits from my private insurance from the hospital. They billed $245,000! The negotiated amount with the insurance company was $36,000. They billed for 6.8X what they actually got from private insurance. The amount that the hospital bills is completely made-up gibberish.