Report Shows Huge Discrepancies in Hospital Charges

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 | by Pat's Picks

The government is set to release the prices that hospitals charge for the first time today, says the Washington Post. And the discrepancies are pretty astounding. In New York City, prices varied about 321 percent between hospitals located just 63 blocks away from each other; at one, asthma complications racked up a $34,000 bill while the other charged only $8,000 for the same treatment.

Read the full report here