Because of emergency care rules, patients typically don’t learn how much their treatment will cost them until after the fact. And ERs like it that way! They say “In general, we can work out the payment details later…” But the real pain is the incredible cost of an ER visit. Transparency up front is much better for everything except life-threatening conditions. - Sanders DiPiero
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