Episode 1716 • • 2:44:51 - 2:50:52
1716: Silver Buckshot
Medical Billing Inflation, Outpatient Surgery Costs
Adam Curry details a recent $119,000 hospital bill for a family member's outpatient meniscus surgery. He explains the discrepancy between the "sticker price" and the $20,000 settlement paid by insurance. The hosts describe the modern American healthcare system as a "scam care system" driven by insurance bureaucrats and contrast it with the cash-based "house call" era.