The 125 percent solution for American health care

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The 125 percent solution for American health care: America is the best (at paying almost 10x the cost for a basic medical procedure).

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One hospital charges $8,000 -€” another, $38,000

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One hospital charges $8,000 -€” another, $38,000:

Consumers on Wednesday will finally learn some answers about one of modern life’s most persistent mysteries: how much medical care actually costs.

For the same operation, in the same town, On The Same Street(!) the difference between hospitals for the same operation is $120,000 dollars. Have “pneumonia, with no complications”? Depending on where you live, the cost can range by almost $120,000 there too.