What’s a little tricky here is that the cash price is only $521 because the insured price is $2,758. If the patient were able to choose the cash price or the in

What’s a little tricky here is that the cash price is only $521 because the insured price is $2,758. If the patient were able to choose the cash price or the insured price, the cash price would be much higher. One of my family members once told me he is against socialized medicine because it subsidizes the bad choices of the poor. True enough, but that’s no different from the current situation (since hospitals can’t refuse to treat) except that the one we have is opaque.