[mplc51]

My friend is from Jordan, his father has a heart condition and needs open heart surgery. The hospital has a PRICE Menu on the wall.

Broken arm $150.00
on and on

Open Heart Surgery $16,000

All paid up front

All hospitals do the same and are competitive on pricing

[Redmen4ever]

Thnaks. I happened to talk yesterday with a friend from Romania. He says private hospital do the same there. They have a menu with the prices. All money is paid up front. These prices are bargains as compared to what hospitals charge in the US.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

The hospital has a PRICE Menu on the wall.
Broken arm $150.00
Open Heart Surgery $16,000

All paid up front. All hospitals do the same and are competitive on pricing

That needs to happen here, posted on the internet. As well as an outright ban on "cost shifting".

These are major national provider reforms, hopefully imposed by Tom Price, piloting the DHHS.

[grumpygresh]

Menu pricing required.
No Federal regulations, only State insurance and healthcare regulation.
Consumer based insurance plans.
Individual states to determine safety net for low income and uninsurable (high risk pools)

Jordan is light years ahead of the US in this respect.

[Hot Tabasco]

The hospital has a PRICE Menu on the wall.

So does the service bay at my Ford dealership........