r/HospitalBills • u/Old_Glove9292 • 12d ago

A $101,000 knee replacement? Why hospital charges vary so much.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/08/18/why-hospital-charges-prices-vary-cost/85656566007/
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u/Old_Glove9292 12d ago

"Consumers are quick to blame their insurer when health prices rise, Ho said. And while insurers have been scrutinized for practices such as prior authorization and service denials, the main driver of health insurance premiums are hospital charges for both inpatient and outpatient services, Ho said."

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u/mad-i-moody 12d ago

Yeah it’s pretty fucked that in this day and age hospitals can be bought and sold by large companies. Like wtf how do we not see a problem with this.

“wELl ThE cOMpeTiTioN DriVEs dOwN pRiCeS aNd GivEs cOnSumERs bETteR pRiCeS!!!” Yeah, my ass it does.

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u/Heart_robot 12d ago

It’s interesting that people have such a problem with it for vet care (it is a problem) but cool with it for humans