The top 50 hospitals that gouge patients the most

[elleng]

These are the 50 hospitals in the United States with the highest markup of prices over their actual costs. That means that they are charging out-of-network patients and the uninsured, as well as auto and workers’ compensation insurers, more than 10 times the costs allowed by Medicare, according to new research published Monday. Read related article.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/health/hospital-price-gouging/

[bigwillq]

1. Quite a few in FLA

Taking advantage of seniors, huh???

[elleng]

3. Of course!

[B Calm]

4. Fleecing medicare?

[SickOfTheOnePct]

7. No, they aren't fleecing Medicare

They're fleecing the people who aren't on Medicare or who don't have insurance or are out of network.

If they have large Medicare populations, I can understand the need to charge other patients more, but it has to be reasonable. A 1000% markup is most definitely not reasonable.

[katmondoo]

6. My daughter was ripped off in The Florida Regional Hospital

here in Gainesville, Fl Since then we only use Shands. They have a great medical system.

[nashville_brook]

9. Shands is top shelf.

[nashville_brook]

8. Gov. Rick Scott has been ripping off healthcare customers his whole career.

why stop now?

[bigwillq]

11. True (nt)

[randys1]

2. For profit hospitals should exist solely for the wealthy who want private rooms, spas, etc

The medicare for all system would be all non profit hospitals.

[Octafish]

5. If it was good enough for the Middle Ages, it's good enough for Feudalism today.

If you can't afford to get sick, that's your problem, not the Baron's.

What do you think this is, the 20th century?

[Cassiopeia]

10. Wonderful

Both of the hospitals near me are on the list.

[smirkymonkey]

12. And yet the best hospital in the country, Mass General Hospital is not on that list.

It's good to see that excellent healthcare is not always linked with greedy administrators.

[elleng]

13. Yes it is.

[smirkymonkey]

14. Where? I didn't see it.

[elleng]

15. No, not on the list; I was agreeing with you.

[smirkymonkey]

16. Oh, okay. Sorry about that! I misunderstood.

[spanone]

17. they must feel safe in the wonderland that is rick scott in florida

criminals