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Giving birth costs a lot. Hospitals won't tell you how much.

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What it is

A Vox reporter tries to learn what his son's birth would cost before it happens and fails, showing how opaque US hospital pricing is even for the most common procedure.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as the go-to example of how impossible it is to get prices in advance for US medical care.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's a great video that I think is related to this topic about the near-impossibility of finding out the cost of giving birth”

    Near-impossibility of finding out the cost of giving birth.

    elicash, 2017-06 · Recommendation · in “Thoughts on Insurance”

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Topics: hospital prices, childbirth, price transparency, health insurance, vox

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