[deltaoneseven]

> No, I'm not an x-ray operator, but I work in health care and have good knowledge of what it costs to run a hospital in America.

That's the key word. "In America," and nowhere else on the face of the entire earth. You are one component of a criminally corrupt system. By being a component, you are shielded from full responsibility. It's like being a shareholder of a corrupt company. Same thing.

>if you haven't done that, I'm not sure you have the experience to say how much an x-ray should cost.

>I am not arguing that $69K is a reasonable expense for a routine x-ray.

Don't try to change the topic. You were saying that I am not justified to know how much an x-ray should cost. I'm saying I am justified, and that YOU are the beneficiary of said high costs and THEREFORE YOU are actually unqualified to justify ANYTHING related to this.

Let's say the cost is 5k. It's still a criminal rip off. Also who is making up that BS number 69k? Which industry is making up that number and for what insidious purpose? I'll tell you the answer. Your industry: The American medical industry. You.

Don't come on this site and tell me I'm not justified in saying something is a complete rip off when you're part of the industry taking advantage of peoples lives.

[dekhn]

I don't benefit from you being ripped off. In fact, my entire career has been dedicated to identifying unnecessary medical costs, and eliminating them. It's an uphill battle.

[bigDinosaur]

So you're arguing it's okay to send out numbers that have no bearing with reality? That seems to fit the literal definition of insane.