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Propose legislation to outlaw the harmful "chargemaster" system for hospital billing.

Created by S.M. on April 30, 2013

"Bitter Pill," the Time magazine article by Steven Brill (March 4, 2013) makes a comprehensive case for abolishing the opaque billing system used by hospitals. The system encourages giant markups and double and triple billing. It harms low income people. We can shut it down.

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