"When she became pregnant, Ms. Martin called her local hospital inquiring about the price of..."

“When she became pregnant, Ms. Martin called her local hospital inquiring about the price of maternity care; the finance office at first said it did not know, and then gave her a range of $4,000 to $45,000. “It was unreal,” Ms. Martin said. “I was like, How could you not know this? You’re a hospital.””



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American Way of Birth, Costliest in the World - NYTimes.com

One of my biggest gripes about the U.S. system.

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