[kaesar14]

Which part of this equation is contributing to hospitals charging 50 dollars for a bag of IV fluid? I'd cut that part out. Whatever it is.

[geraldwhen]

That price pays for the parking deck, security, janitors, nurses to administer the bag, needle disposal, IT, admin salaries, the hospital building itself, etc etc.

An urgent care can probably administer an IV. If that’s all you need, go there. They are far cheaper and not as lavish (or equipped) as hospitals.

[kaesar14]

It’s crazy how every other western country also has those things and yet… no 50 dollar saline bags. Keep defending graft though