Reply #52: I called my mom

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A now retired hospital administrator of non-profit hospitals.

I described what I was doing - basically just trying to put together some kind of article on the premise that there are no market forces - the buyer (me) never gets to confront the negotiator or payor as to the price.

The discussion we had is worth another article, but for now let's at least say it dovetails with this one.

The scary thing is, I described the situation (which she remembers) of when I went to the emergency room) and what I got (CT scan, catheterization, overnight stay).

She's been out of the business directly for a while, but her answer kind of scared me. She thought about it for about all of 5 seconds and then ventured "$10,000?".

Something's wrong here, folks.