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by zdean 4721 days ago
Actually, a 'fair price' would be reflective of all of these factors. If a hospital/health provider feels that it excels in these areas, then they could just as well publish these quantifiable measures along with their prices. Then it's up to the consumer to decide how valuable these factors are to them. However, there's no reason to assume that the hospital that's charging 1/4 what others are charging is demonstrably inferior in any of these ways just because of the price.