> im afraid this might be a moving target at best Absolutely. It's like "Steal This Book" from a while back, which was effectively outdated a month after it c

> im afraid this might be a moving target at best Absolutely. It's like "Steal This Book" from a while back, which was effectively outdated a month after it came out -- all of the info it had was picked up on, and fixed. Healthcare benefits GREATLY from asymmetrical information and pricing, and the moment a guide is published they'll alter the system. When I lived in Australia I had a mole removed on my knee -- a trivially minor surgery. They were able to give me a breakdown ahead of time what everything would cost, and what potential complications could crop up (and what they'd cost). All in it was ~$260.00 AUD in 2014 dollars, with ~400 for the biopsy. My dad had a skin growth removed off his neck and pre-insurance was north of $1700 USD last year -- and he only found that out a month later when the bill showed up (insurance covered most of it)