Hospitals Hide Pricing Data From Search Results
Webpages for hundreds of hospitals require users to click through to find prices, undermining federal transparency rule, Journal analysis shows
“But the prices were on display”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the prices, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. They were on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
-- with apologies to Douglas Adams