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New tool compares hospital list prices to what insurers actually pay
Original: Show HN: What 482 hospitals charge vs. what insurers pay, from their own files
A developer has launched a searchable database drawing on 482 US hospitals' own required price-transparency filings, showing the gap between what hospitals charge and what insurers have negotiated to pay. The tool, called Bill Mender, lets patients and researchers compare pricing across facilities for the first time in an accessible format. It lands amid ongoing debate about whether US hospital price-transparency rules are actually working.
Why now: Hospital pricing opacity and the gap between sticker prices and insurer-negotiated rates remain a persistent source of public frustration in the US.
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