I remember reading that the 6% are from the billed prices, not the cost. The sam...

		maxxxxx on July 10, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. health care's widespread overbilling problem I remember reading that the 6% are from the billed prices, not the cost. The same when they claim to do things for poor people. They do a few procedures for free and claim the billed price so they can have nice PR for cheap.

Also for tax reasons, although different hospitals have different tax classifications.