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Just today I called my local hospital asking them how much they were going to charge me for an ultrasound Id already preformed. I’m in the middle of a qualifyin

Just today I called my local hospital asking them how much they were going to charge me for an ultrasound Id already preformed. I’m in the middle of a qualifying life event and the new insurance retroactively kicks in. I need to know how much this will cost to decide which plan is better, mine or my spouses. The lady didn’t know how much they would charge. This is the only industry where they don’t know how much they’re going to chi argue me after the procedure An orange farmer has a price for his oranges months before his orange trees blossom. These geniuses can’t figure out the price after they delivered the product. BS

g82918 7y ago
> An orange farmer has a price for his oranges months before his orange trees blossom The futures market, how can we do that for people? Joke.
- test6554 7y ago
  Seriously though, if you applied cold rationality to healthcare and did not let human dignity get in the way, we would treat the healthcare industry more like an auto-repair shop or a veterinarian office.
  - kova12 7y ago
    It is only undignified in your mind. There's nothing wrong with being open about your prices, healthcare or not
- toast0 7y ago
  My mechanic gives me a more or less binding estimate before he starts working, and calls me to confirm before doing anything that costs more. I understand that's not necessarily practical or helpful in an emergency or operating room, but if we could get that for office visits, it would be great.
- zbsnsbskd 7y ago
  Ill be satisfied if I knew how much something will cost after I got it done. Its a first step. Then, maybe in a distant future, we can move on to reasonable estimates an hour before a non-emergency procedure. In this utopian future, I will have access to a chart with all the procedures atomistic broken down and codified with a corresponding prices for every code so can add up the cost myself. Of course this magical cost sheet already exists. I’m just not allowed to see it.

g82918 7y ago

> An orange farmer has a price for his oranges months before his orange trees blossom The futures market, how can we do that for people? Joke.

test6554 7y ago
Seriously though, if you applied cold rationality to healthcare and did not let human dignity get in the way, we would treat the healthcare industry more like an auto-repair shop or a veterinarian office.
- kova12 7y ago
  It is only undignified in your mind. There's nothing wrong with being open about your prices, healthcare or not
toast0 7y ago
My mechanic gives me a more or less binding estimate before he starts working, and calls me to confirm before doing anything that costs more. I understand that's not necessarily practical or helpful in an emergency or operating room, but if we could get that for office visits, it would be great.
zbsnsbskd 7y ago
Ill be satisfied if I knew how much something will cost after I got it done. Its a first step. Then, maybe in a distant future, we can move on to reasonable estimates an hour before a non-emergency procedure. In this utopian future, I will have access to a chart with all the procedures atomistic broken down and codified with a corresponding prices for every code so can add up the cost myself. Of course this magical cost sheet already exists. I’m just not allowed to see it.