re: Big price difference between 2 medical service providers for same procedure - acceptable?

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I was told we have the best healthcare system in the world.

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You have a surface level understanding of what is going on here. I agree the billing aspects of medicine are cumbersome but I would encourage you to really read my post above because it will help you understand why you see a lot of the shocking things you do on a medical bill.

Same thing happens on big hospital bills. The cost will look obscene because the same process is happening. But at the end of the day it gets adjusted down.