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meldroc

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Tue May-01-07 10:53 AM
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18. Even the legitimately charged items are ridiculously expensive.

The article mentions a single ibuprofen pill billed for $5.69, and a single capsule of Clindamycin for $23.59 (which the patient's father picked up at the local pharmacy for less than $2 per pill.)

When my sister had a baby, she and her husband saw hospital bills that charged $50 for a Tylenol, $10 for a bag of ice.

It's completely outrageous and out of control.

Why do they do this? Because they can.

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