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What if all US health care costs were transparent? | Jeanne Pinder

In the US, the very same blood test can cost $19 at one clinic and $522 at another clinic just blocks away -- and nobody knows the difference until they get a bill weeks later. Journalist Jeanne Pinder says it doesn't have to be this way. She's built a platform that crowdsources the true costs of medical procedures and makes the data public, revealing the…

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  1. How Much Did Health Costs Consume of Gross Domestic Product at 2:11

    Last year, health costs ate up almost 18% of American GDP Full answer

  2. How Much Would a Hospital Charge for a Simple Medical Procedure at 2:27

    To try and answer this question, Jeanne Pinder's team called doctors and hospitals to ask what they would accept as a cash payment for simple procedures. Full answer

  3. Who Were Some Nationwide Top News Groups That Revealed Medical Costs at 3:46

    New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, and other places. She used the information to tell stories to people who were suffering. Full answer

  4. What Did Pinder Hear People Do to Pay Medical Bills? at 4:54

    Some had to sell their car, go into bankruptcy, and skip a treatment-- all to pay off a medical bill. Imagine if you can afford the diagnosis, but not the cure. Full answer

  5. Will Price Transparency Solve All the Problems in Health Care at 5:51

    In most of the developed world, sick people don’t have to worry about money. Full answer

  6. Would Price Transparency Change Anything for Us as Patients at 7:08

    Pinder does not know, but she states that if you don’t ask, you’ll never know— and you might save a ton of money. Full answer

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