Hospital charges can be shocking and its hard to understand why they are so high!

One analogy I find helpful is to look at hotels...yes...hotels!

If you've stayed at a hotel you can see that your final bill may have included the following...

Rack rate - Think "most expensive possible" rate
Negotiated rate - Discounted rate
Additional costs - Resot fees, room service, parking
Hidden fees - Energy surcharges, local taxes, fees

Hospital bills can be explained using the same format!

Chargemaster - The highest possible price for a hospital service
Negotiated rate - The rates negotiated by insurance companies or government payers like medicare or medicaid.
Additional costs - Expenses like deductables, copays and coinsurance
Hidden fees - Costs for medications, services or events during the hospital stay

To keep patients safe and protected federal and state legislation has passed recent bills such as the Health Price Transparency Rule or the No Surprises Act to encourage transparent pricing.

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No Surpises Act - [ Ссылка ]
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I'm Dr. Erik Pearson, FACS and I am a board certified pediatric surgeon living in Las Vegas. I make surgical education videos on all topics in general surgery as well as talks on lifestyle design as a surgeon, book reviews, and studying effectively. I also write a weekly newsletter called the Saturday Six where I identify Six different discoveries of the week. You can get the weekly newsletter by signing up to the CITIZENSURGEON Community!

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While my aim is to help educate you for the ward, the surgical ICU, the operating room and your exams remember these videos are not a replacement for your reading, your medical school and residency preparation and most important your own decision making. If you have medical questions definitely consult a medical professional. Good luck and enjoy!

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