/biz/ - Business & Finance

>go to hospital or doctor
>"hello yes, I would like procedure X, how much does that cost"
>"what's your insurance"
>"I asked how much the procedure costs, I want to compare the costs here with another doctor/hospital to make an informed decision"
>"I can't tell you how much it will cost you until you have the procedure"
>go to different hospital/doctor
>"Hello, how much would X cost?"
>"what's your insurance?"
>repeat
Healthcare is a fucking scam, in no other market across all of human history is there no set price and no price available until after you've purchased a good or service except for in healthcare. This is how you get charged 50$ for a cottonball at a hospital, then they just bill your insurance so you don't think about what a scam it is. Or if your insurance sucks or you don't have any you still get charged 50$ for a cottonball, but now they expect you to haggle down the cost based on 'what you can pay'. What the FUCK is this SHIT? How any of this is legal is beyond me. Fuck you Obama, you stupid nigger.