Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000
The disappointing thing to me is all the time spent on this case: lawyers, administrators, jury members, and so on that could be doing something different, hopefully more meaningful to society.People blame the hospitals but this the game they have to play in order to cover their costs [1]. Just seems like a tremendous waste of resources and social cost.https://truecostofhealthcare.org/hospital_financial_analysis...