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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tanis143" data-source="post: 3711801" data-attributes="member: 43724">The aspirin explanation is wrong. What you are saying is akin to taking a cab and having them charge you a sitting fee as well as keep the meter running while you run into a business to pick up something, effectively double charging you. When you look at an itemized bill for a stay in the hospital the costs of having your meds delivered are covered in a separate area. That $8 aspirin cost is you paying for a whole bottle but only using one. So you justify profits in an industry where we have no control in a time of need where we go? You are perfectly ok with going to a hospital by ambulance and them being able to charge you whatever they want? Maybe my non-profit idea is not the one, but how about regulated like a utility? Or are you against that as well? As I said before, this current model is stifling the health of people. I've known several people who refuse to go to the hospital because of the price. I've seen what hospital debt can do to people. All I know is that the average cost of ONE night in the hospital is over $11,000. ONE night! Do I want the government to run all of medical care? Hell no. But there needs to be regulation otherwise people will continue to get fleeced. Even if they don't go to the hospital their insurance prices will continue to go up while coverage goes down.</blockquote>