The answer is not what the author wants -- to close this one particular loophole. The answer is force price transparency, which is what we have in almost every

The answer is not what the author wants -- to close this one particular loophole. The answer is force price transparency, which is what we have in almost every other market. In other words, you have to be told what the price is, in advance, and you have to agree to it. If that doesn't happen, and the provider tries to hit you with charges you haven't agreed to, then it's fraud. Let's give credit where credit is due on this: https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20190625.974595/full/ https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20190625.97459...