Negotiating hospital fees

There’s a whole market for consultants willing to negotiate fees on behalf of patients:

Baker negotiates rates with U.S. hospitals, similar to the discounted rates insurers negotiate. He adds a percentage onto that rate for his own fee, collects the money from the patients, then pays the hospital cash up front before the patient is treated.

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