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.
#29 in MA
Gardner, MA
2.3x — bills about $2.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#25 in NY
Jamaica, NY
1.8x — bills about $1.78 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in MN
Maple Grove, MN
2.6x — bills about $2.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in WI
Rice Lake, WI
2.6x — bills about $2.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in KY
Tompkinsville, KY
2.3x — bills about $2.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#26 in NY
Newark, NY
2.6x — bills about $2.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in OR
Newberg, OR
2.5x — bills about $2.55 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in MA
Brockton, MA
2.2x — bills about $2.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in MI
Greenville, MI
2.3x — bills about $2.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in IA
Spencer, IA
3.0x — bills about $3.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in LA
Baton Rouge, LA
2.9x — bills about $2.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in IA
Marshalltown, IA
3.0x — bills about $2.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in NC
Ahoskie, NC
2.6x — bills about $2.57 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in LA
Sulphur, LA
2.5x — bills about $2.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in AR
Searcy, AR
2.5x — bills about $2.52 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in OH
Wooster, OH
2.9x — bills about $2.87 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in OH
Alliance, OH
3.2x — bills about $3.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#31 in MA
Brighton, MA
2.3x — bills about $2.34 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in WY
Gillette, WY
2.3x — bills about $2.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#32 in MA
Hyannis, MA
2.3x — bills about $2.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#33 in MA
Northampton, MA
2.7x — bills about $2.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#27 in NY
Rochester, NY
2.4x — bills about $2.40 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in MN
Hutchinson, MN
2.2x — bills about $2.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in UT
Cedar City, UT
2.9x — bills about $2.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in TN
Oak Ridge, TN
2.8x — bills about $2.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in TN
Morristown, TN
3.0x — bills about $2.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in MI
Grayling, MI
2.6x — bills about $2.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in NE
Omaha, NE
3.4x — bills about $3.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in AR
Harrison, AR
2.9x — bills about $2.89 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in KY
Mount Sterling, KY
2.9x — bills about $2.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in OH
Salem, OH
3.0x — bills about $3.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in NC
Clinton, NC
1.9x — bills about $1.94 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in GA
Brunswick, GA
2.7x — bills about $2.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in TX
Mount Pleasant, TX
3.0x — bills about $3.01 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in GA
Lavonia, GA
2.6x — bills about $2.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#28 in NY
Rochester, NY
2.2x — bills about $2.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in KS
Great Bend, KS
3.0x — bills about $3.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in MS
Eupora, MS
2.2x — bills about $2.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in AR
Little Rock, AR
3.1x — bills about $3.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in AR
Mountain Home, AR
3.1x — bills about $3.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for