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Our analysis of the landmark investigations that exposed healthcare pricing absurdity — and validated the movement we started in 2013.
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Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
Steven Brill's landmark investigation into why a simple hospital visit can result in a six-figure bill.
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Heart Surgery in India for $1,583 Costs $106,385 in U.S.
The same life-saving procedure costs 67x more in America than in India — with comparable outcomes.
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How to Charge $546 for Six Liters of Saltwater
Saline solution costs less than a dollar to produce. So why does a hospital bag cost hundreds?
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Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
Steven Brill's landmark investigation into why a simple hospital visit can result in a six-figure bill.
Heart Surgery in India for $1,583 Costs $106,385 in U.S.
The same life-saving procedure costs 67x more in America than in India — with comparable outcomes.
How to Charge $546 for Six Liters of Saltwater
Saline solution costs less than a dollar to produce. So why does a hospital bag cost hundreds?
Surgical Center Reveals Prices to Patients
The Surgery Center of Oklahoma became a national model by posting all-inclusive prices online.
The Man Who Was Treated for $17,000 Less
How one patient saved $17,000 by simply shopping around for his procedure.
The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill
America spends more on healthcare than any nation, yet ranks poorly on outcomes. Where does the money go?
In Need of a New Hip, but Priced Out of the U.S.
Americans traveling abroad for surgery because the same procedure costs 10x less — with the same implant.
$1,000 For a Dental Crown? Maybe You Should Shop Around
Price variation in dentistry mirrors the broader healthcare crisis — identical procedures, wildly different costs.
Why Can't, or Don't, Hospitals Post Prices Online?
The institutional resistance to price transparency — and the perverse incentives that sustain it.
Post Your Prices Online
The early case for surgical centers publishing their pricing — before federal law required it.
Consumer Driven Health Market — The ObamaCare Paradox
Why giving consumers pricing information could be the most powerful force in reducing healthcare costs.
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