I think if your point is "the system is broken today", basically everyone agrees with you.
If your point is "it is not possible to have transparent pricing", that seems also insane.
IMO we should pass a law that says if you can't give people transparent upfront pricing, you can't bill them at all. The idea that you can "figure out a price later" seems absurd.
It is not possible to have transparent pricing in the current broken system.
It's like trying to put a bandaid on an arm that met a chainsaw. Not really a good first step and a waste of time. The solution is to go to the OR, and give him a new arm. The more bandaids and time you waste, the worse it is.
By demanding transparent pricing (and other aggressive policy, like say not being able to bill patients without them seeing a price and agreeing) might we force the system to replace itself? Because these companies are very good at complying with regulations, but the regulations allow them to use faces to communicate because most of the regulations are designed to keep most of the system compliant.
If your point is "it is not possible to have transparent pricing", that seems also insane.
IMO we should pass a law that says if you can't give people transparent upfront pricing, you can't bill them at all. The idea that you can "figure out a price later" seems absurd.