Medical equipment pricing is completely broken when a sling costs $200
I just got an itemized bill today for a minor fall I took a couple months back..<p>On top of the nearly $6k in other charges from the hospital, they charged $531 for one dab of superglue or "liquid stitches" on my forehead for something that would have healed by itself.<p>One of my friends died two years ago from pneumonia. He didn't go to the hospital when symptoms first started because he was afraid of the bills that would come from it.<p>They don't ask you if you want to spend $500 for a dab of glue on your forehead, they just do it and you're essentially writing them a blank check in the process. I hate our medical system.