If you choose a variable rate plan based on real-time spot market pricing and the rate skyrockets, how is that not “transparent?”
If this dilemma looks familiar to you, it should. It's one of the single biggest reasons why health care costs are out of control.
"We are the best facility in the country for your triple bypass surgery, but we can't tell you how much it will cost until we send you and your insurance carrier the bill later."