[Shivetya]

Part of the Affordable Care Act is a requirement for hospitals to bill cash payers no more than someone who has insurance must pay. So if insurance companies negotiate a rate for a procedure, stay, or the like, and you pay cash the hospital needs to charge you the same or less.

[me2i81]

Do you have a citation for that?

[jacalata]

not the OP, but here's an article: http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/06/23/promise-of-price-c...

[desireco42]

If true this would be awesome. The problem currently for me is that with cash payments I would always be the one who has to pay most.