Why are hospitals getting away with things such as over inflating prices of drugs given to patients for procedures?

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https://www.dailydot.com/irl/tiktok-woman-charged-3800-tylenol/
‘I’m not paying it’: Woman outlines how a hospital charged her almost $4,000 for Tylenol

A TikTok user says she was charged nearly $4,000 for common pain medication after having a C-section performed at a local hospital.

In a video uploaded this week, TikTok user AmandersRuns, who duets another video regarding the cost of U. S. healthcare, outlines the outrageous cost for just acetaminophen.

“I mean like what do we do? What do we do?” the TikToker asked. “I’m not paying it. I told the hospital I’m not paying it.”

The TikToker also went on to accuse the hospital of being in violation of rules regarding price transparency, which requires all hospital in the U. S. to make public online a list of their standard charges.

The video has since been viewed nearly 70,000 times. In a follow-up clip breaking down her itemized bill, AmandersRuns detailed the cost of her visit to some of her skeptical followers.

AmandersRuns begins by noting that her costs came despite having so-called “good” health insurance as a public educator.

The bill clearly shows each dose of acetaminophen (commonly sold over-the-counter as Tylenol), which were delivered intravenously, coming in at $905.00. Clarifying previous videos, the TikToker notes that the exact cost came out to $3,620.

[BeeNee]

Take something like anemia which is very common in which a patient needs IV iron because OTC iron isn't working. For one vile, you're talking $1,000+ WITH insurance and most patients in need of IV iron, need at least 3 treatments. There are cheaper versions that do the same thing, yet most insurance companies don't cover the cheaper. It shouldn't cost that much anyway as anemia isn't some rare disease nor is iron extremely difficult to obtain or create, yet there it is. This story is repeated for dozens of other medications and procedures. This is why a lot of people go overseas for medical treatment and medications. Think on that...it is literally cheaper to fly to another country, book a hotel, get medical treatment/medicines and then come back.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

It's ridiculous for a Hospital to charge a woman $4000 for a common pain killer Tylenol this is just right not good.

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