November 14th, 2006
244 - 680 - 9 - 70
244 - Average percent markup between the actual cost of a hospital visit or stay and what the hospital bills for it.
680 - Average percent markup at the nation’s 100 most expensive hospitals.
9 - Percentage of people in the last year who negotiated with a hospital to get their bills lowered.
70 - Percentage of those who say it worked.
Source: Health, June, 2006.
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