“Hip replacement in Boston costs $17,900 at one hospital, and at a nearby hospital, it costs $74,000 for the exact same surgery.” “Researchers have found MRI prices varying as much as ninefold within a single city.” RFK Jr. says Big Insurance has created a system where Americans can pay wildly different prices for the exact same care while the real cost stays hidden. “And one analysis found that 60% of insurer negotiated hospital rates were higher than the hospital’s own cash price.” “The insurance company, who is supposed to be negotiating for all of its members and beating down the price, has actually negotiated a price that is higher than if you just walked into that hospital off the street and asked for that procedure.” “So the whole system was corrupt.” “It was crooked.” “Markets cannot discipline prices that they cannot see.”