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Ever wonder why it is difficult-to-impossible to find out what a medical procedure will cost? Why do medical providers have such inflated list prices?
We will briefly discuss the history of medical pricing and provider reimbursements. Afterward, we’ll use the tools of economics to explore how medical prices are currently set and why it is so difficult to get a straight answer from providers.