Comment Re:Here's What I Know (Score 1) 644
... they deduct the difference between $167 and $116 as a "loss" to reduce their taxes.
I recently had an angioplasty to install a couple of stents. I got a copy of the bill the hospital sent to the insurance company. Total cost: ~$60,000. What the insurance company paid the hospital: ~$2,000. My co-pay: ~$600. So the hospital gets to write off ~$57,400? It's all just a big game and it sucks