A 2,100% Markup: My Battle with a Vastly Overpriced Knee Brace — and U.S. Healthcare
I asked if I could purchase the brace myself and bring it to the surgery. The answer was an unequivocal no: the health insurer’s contracted rate required me to purchase the brace from the hospital as part of the procedure. The post A 2,100% Markup: My Battle with a Vastly Overpriced Knee Brace — and U.S. Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.

I asked if I could purchase the brace myself and bring it to the surgery. The answer was an unequivocal no: the health insurer’s contracted rate required me to purchase the brace from the hospital as part of the procedure.
The post A 2,100% Markup: My Battle with a Vastly Overpriced Knee Brace — and U.S. Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.