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And it’s already out of control. I recently spent one day in the hospital due to a broken arm, which cost on the order of $100,000. Remarkably, that eye-opening amount still doesn’t include the ambulance, the doctors, the x-rays, the CT scans, or the anesthesiologist. I’m still getting bills. The system is far more broken than is widely understood, unless you have had a recent bad experience. Continue reading →