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drknownuffintoday at 12:05 AM1 replyview on HN

The 'fake' price is due to the negotiation of reimbursement between major healthcare chains and insurers. The most regulated piece - Medicare - is the only piece where there's fairly transparent pricing.


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mhh__today at 12:15 AM

> reimbursement between major healthcare chains and insurers

And why is this so prevalent? It's subject to huge subsidy and regulatory capture

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