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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts
COHR 191.91+0.5%Dec 23 3:59 PM EST
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To: Elroy who wrote (11837)8/25/2021 8:23:50 PM
From: Kirk ©  Read Replies (1) of 26834
 
You should reconsider this:
Why in the world can hospitals charge different people different amounts for the same service?

Oops... answered the wrong question. Think of it as having coupons. I often get 50% or more discounts on meat at Safeway using their loyalty app.... Until the recent surge of inflation, I'd often come out with $60 worth of NY Steaks for $22.50!

As to why prices vary so much over a city:

Why does McDonalds charge so much less than Los Altos Grill for a cheese burger?

$21 plus tip and you have to wait longer to get served: losaltosgrill.com
It looks like you have to add another $6 for fries. Probably $35 with tax and tip assuming you drink tap water.
I haven't been to McDonalds in maybe 10 years but I bet you can get a burger and fries for $5 and not have to pay a tip.

Why is a bag $0.25 at Safeway but $2,500 or more at Nordstroms? They both hold the same amount of stuff.

My issue with hospitals is price transparency. You can't look up prices online like I just did for burgers. Also, I've heard nightmare stories where people go in for surgery "in network" then they call an out of network anesthesiologist and not cover it. It happens so often you have to wonder if they exchange anesthesiologists to so both can ring up high charges.

Have you looked into ACA? If you don't have any income and are living on savings, CA and Obama will probably pick most of the cost up for you.
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