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That doesn’t seem to quite explain it. I went to a non-profit hospital – which shouldn’t really have shareholders IIUC – and still got ripped off by confusing p

That doesn’t seem to quite explain it. I went to a non-profit hospital – which shouldn’t really have shareholders IIUC – and still got ripped off by confusing pricing and misleading estimates. My uninsured friend has a “good faith estimate” from a hospital that literally quotes the price as being “between $0 and $50,000”.

csours 2y ago
From the outside, a hospital seems like one thing; but it's really nothing at all like retail. Some doctors can bill separately, the pharmacy can bill separately, different departments can bill separately, different diagnostics can bill separately. One well-meaning hospital can't fix this; it's baked into everyone's expectations.
- tartoran 2y ago
  Could be driven by Private Equity.
- fakedang 2y ago
  Are the bigger hospitals like Mayo Clinic, university medical schools and MD Anderson like this too? I've only visited Mayo Clinic for the executive checkup plan which has a fixed and upfront sticker price (I'm in Europe).
Amezarak 2y ago
My hospital system, like many others in the US, is owned by the local government. My experience is the same as yours.
davemel37 2y ago
Some non-profit hospitals have for-profit management companies.