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Fed up by crazy hospital bills, state makes passive-aggressive T-shirts
8 monthes ago | By Ars Technica
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In a desperate attempt to raise awareness of outrageously high, stunningly variable hospital bills, the state of Maryland has created a passive-aggressive line of T-shirts.
The black T-shirts blast the average prices for procedures in bold, white lettering, such as “Hip Replacement $30,799” and “Vaginal Delivery $10,841.”
The campaign, WeartheCost.org, is designed to start conversations, according to the Maryland Health Care Commission, which is behind the shirts. “We won't control the high costs of health care until we're all talking about it,” the commission's campaign site...
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