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Should hospitals have to give you a real price before non-emergency care?

Should the quoted price include every expected fee?

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Yes, and the quote needs some teeth. If the final bill runs more than like 10% over without patient approval, the hospital should eat the difference.

Yes. Just yes

Yeah. The quote can easily include the facility, doctor, nurses, anesthesia, labs, imaging, and anything else they reasonably expect. Just list everything that could be charged and let the patient decide what to do. Unexplained surprise bills months later shouldn't be normal.