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In reply to the discussion: The stunning truth about healthcare pricing [View all]subterranean
(3,427 posts)15. The lack of price transparency is a problem.
Medical care is the only service I can think of where you only find out the cost after receiving the service.
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I don't have insurance & I've always had great difficulty in getting healthcare facilities to tell
HiPointDem
May 2012
#17
I wonder whether those cash rates are allowed for people with insurance but a high deductible?
renate
May 2012
#37
Thank dog people are getting obama a progressive congress instead of bitching...
uponit7771
May 2012
#4
Obama the bi-partisan president. Which only serves to screw over the majority of Americans.
SammyWinstonJack
May 2012
#78
Excellent job pointing the finger at Congress rather than the guy that pushed it and signed it.
progressoid
May 2012
#34
A bargain. The $ that the Insurance Mafia paid to buy Baucus Lieberman and Obama
kenny blankenship
May 2012
#41
Using our precious healthcare dollars to fatten the wallets of for-profit investors....
Scuba
May 2012
#22
The viciousness of the Health Care "Debate" was evidence enough for a lifetime!
Moostache
May 2012
#42
The average CEO is earning $9 mil, the medical personnel does not make this much.
Thinkingabout
May 2012
#49
I have the feeling that either the question or answer was misunderstood .....
oldhippie
May 2012
#60
So of course the solution is to force everyone to purchase insurance from these
SammyWinstonJack
May 2012
#77
Kicked and recommended for highlighting what logic and common sense should tell anyone even
Uncle Joe
May 2012
#80