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[jammerbirdi]

Don't drag me I didn't write that.

The New York Times

Donald Trump Did Something Right

His administration has ordered hospitals to reveal their prices. If patients and politicians pay attention, this could be a big deal.

By Elisabeth Rosenthal

"Starting this month, hospitals must publicly reveal the contents of their master price lists — called “chargemasters” — online. These are the prices that most patients never notice because their insurers negotiate them down or they appear buried as line items on hospital bills. What has long been shrouded in darkness is now being thrown into the light."

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Every woman who has ever been presented with a career/sex quid pro quo in the entertainment industry should come forward and simply say, “Me, too.” - jammer The New York Times 10/10/17

[Ex-Ref]

First, I'm not sure that dumb ass had that much to do with it. Or that he would have even thought of it if it hadn't already been done.

[Howee]

Interesting article.

Like ex-ref, I'd not be so quick to credit Trump for anything other than possibly going along with an idea a *better* mind led him to. And the whole concept is probably a step in the correct direction toward making our current health care a more competitive market system of goods and services that are clearly and competitively priced. It will most likely prove to be a burdensome implementation, but....most New Ideas are.

My limited understanding of Donald's business practices would contradict his newfound love of total transparency; i.e., clear and fair business prices to complete contracts in his past dealings might have been in short supply, if I remember correctly: legions of contractors that never got paid what was bartered for on any given project. He routinely screwed the pooch, inevitably for his gain. Propriety and integrity were never things his business acquaintances benefitted from--he was known as a scheister, so his "belevolence" toward this important process is a bit disingenuous, imo.

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