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by RestlessMind 579 days ago
And still the headline is silly. 18,500 total is far less than what "totaled more than a quarter-million dollars" implies.
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Since a lot of people don't have insurance, I think the number is useful. Also what the actual fuck with that markup?
If you don't have that much, you can always negotiate down. So ultimately, you are really looking for an intersection of: those who do not have insurance, those who get snake bites, those who cannot negotiate for whatever reasons and thus face death/medical bankruptcies. My gut feeling tells me that it is a very small number, but happy to learn from actual data if it is readily available.