The other weird thing is the billing happens after the fact with no visibility before hand.
If you're building a house you don't start by saying «let's build a house» and then wait for bills from various contractors you've never met to arrive once the house is built. That would be considered crazy.
Why is it acceptable in health care? What prevents praticians from establishing a budget? What prevents patients from demanding one?
I had a recurrence of a medical complaint and have a high deductible insurance. I called around to several odficesbro find out what it would cost to treat if I was correct that it was a recurrence. In every case it took 30 minutes or longer for them to decipher their own costs.
If you're building a house you don't start by saying «let's build a house» and then wait for bills from various contractors you've never met to arrive once the house is built. That would be considered crazy.
Why is it acceptable in health care? What prevents praticians from establishing a budget? What prevents patients from demanding one?