A woman needs MRI because she hurt my back. Clinic sent it over to a hospital. "Your portion of it that you're going to have to pay after insurance is $5,100" Cash pay it, not run anything through insurance, it's $700
This is the scam they don’t want you to see: hospitals jack up prices for insured patients because bureaucrats let them. Cash price? $700. Insurance “discount”? $5,100. Why? Bloated admin costs, inflated billing codes, and taxpayer-funded subsidies that let hospitals charge whatever they want. The system isn’t broken—it’s rigged. When government forces you into insurance mandates, hospitals have zero incentive to compete on price. Real reform? Let patients pay cash, slash red tape, and expose the grift. Until then, you’re funding their racket.
