Every hospital that bills Medicare publishes what it charged and what it was paid. The gap between those two numbers is different at every hospital in America — and it is where an uninsured bill begins. Here is that gap, graded, for all of them.
#1 in MA
Westfield, MA
2.0x — bills about $2.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in MA
Palmer, MA
1.8x — bills about $1.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in NY
Dunkirk, NY
1.8x — bills about $1.84 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in AR
Danville, AR
1.5x — bills about $1.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in PA
Clarion, PA
1.9x — bills about $1.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in NY
Wellsville, NY
1.4x — bills about $1.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in MA
Milford, MA
1.7x — bills about $1.74 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in MI
West Branch, MI
2.3x — bills about $2.26 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in NC
Mount Airy, NC
2.1x — bills about $2.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in NY
Hornell, NY
1.5x — bills about $1.53 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in MI
Tawas City, MI
1.5x — bills about $1.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in MA
Milton, MA
1.7x — bills about $1.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in MA
Taunton, MA
1.9x — bills about $1.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in MA
Cambridge, MA
1.2x — bills about $1.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in MI
Sault Ste Marie, MI
2.3x — bills about $2.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in NY
Ogdensburg, NY
2.1x — bills about $2.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in TX
Wichita Falls, TX
2.2x — bills about $2.21 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in MA
Cambridge, MA
1.8x — bills about $1.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in NY
Dansville, NY
1.9x — bills about $1.93 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in NY
Oswego, NY
1.8x — bills about $1.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in PA
Huntingdon, PA
2.4x — bills about $2.38 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in MA
Attleboro, MA
2.1x — bills about $2.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in DE
Seaford, DE
2.0x — bills about $2.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in NY
Jamestown, NY
2.0x — bills about $2.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in PA
Warren, PA
2.1x — bills about $2.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in MN
Winona, MN
2.0x — bills about $2.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in MA
Newburyport, MA
2.1x — bills about $2.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in NY
Auburn, NY
2.0x — bills about $2.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in NY
Oneonta, NY
1.9x — bills about $1.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in MA
Greenfield, MA
2.1x — bills about $2.09 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in MA
Needham, MA
2.2x — bills about $2.17 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in MN
Detroit Lakes, MN
2.1x — bills about $2.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in NY
Geneva, NY
2.0x — bills about $2.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in PA
Sewickley, PA
2.3x — bills about $2.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in MA
Methuen, MA
1.9x — bills about $1.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in UT
Richfield, UT
2.8x — bills about $2.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in FL
Marianna, FL
1.9x — bills about $1.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in KS
Parsons, KS
2.6x — bills about $2.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in MO
Lebanon, MO
2.1x — bills about $2.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in NY
Olean, NY
1.8x — bills about $1.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for