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by krevis 5130 days ago
In some circumstance, when you're healthy, you could comparison shop.

Except: you can't. Try to find out how much a major medical procedure will cost you -- if you can find anyone who gives you any numbers at all, you'll be lucky if that's what you actually get charged. (And then try to find out how much your insurance, if you have any, will pay for! And then try to complain when the final bill is different!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_prices