Port: Why should it cost 600% more to have a baby in Fargo?
North Dakotans are paying wildly different prices for the same medical care, and Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread says it’s driving up health insurance costs. A colonoscopy that costs $1,775 in Bismarck can run more than $5,000 elsewhere. A C-section in Minot might be $5,000, while the same procedure in Fargo can top $30,000. Godfread argues that without real transparency, patients can’t shop for care the way they shop for gas. A recent bill to require hospitals to post prices failed — leaving the problem unresolved. Read Rob Port’s coverage of our Insurance Commissioner’s startling disclosure at Inforum.com.
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