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.
#13 in MI
Kalamazoo, MI
2.8x — bills about $2.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in SD
Brookings, SD
2.8x — bills about $2.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in MI
Ludington, MI
2.8x — bills about $2.76 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in MN
Duluth, MN
3.0x — bills about $2.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in OH
Norwalk, OH
2.9x — bills about $2.86 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in AL
Phenix City, AL
3.0x — bills about $2.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in WI
Minocqua, WI
3.2x — bills about $3.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in MI
Petoskey, MI
2.7x — bills about $2.70 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in WY
Rock Springs, WY
2.6x — bills about $2.58 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in OR
The Dalles, OR
2.7x — bills about $2.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#16 in MI
Midland, MI
2.9x — bills about $2.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in IL
New Lenox, IL
2.9x — bills about $2.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#29 in NY
Buffalo, NY
2.3x — bills about $2.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in VA
Stafford, VA
2.9x — bills about $2.91 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in KY
Glasgow, KY
2.8x — bills about $2.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in AL
Opelika, AL
2.6x — bills about $2.62 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in PA
Everett, PA
2.8x — bills about $2.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in NC
Kenansville, NC
2.3x — bills about $2.29 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in CA
Delano, CA
2.2x — bills about $2.22 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in MN
Alexandria, MN
3.0x — bills about $2.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#34 in MA
Pittsfield, MA
2.2x — bills about $2.23 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#35 in MA
Boston, MA
2.1x — bills about $2.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in MN
Buffalo, MN
3.0x — bills about $2.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in ME
Caribou, ME
3.0x — bills about $3.02 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in CT
Putnam, CT
2.6x — bills about $2.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#13 in MN
Virginia, MN
3.0x — bills about $2.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in TN
Knoxville, TN
3.0x — bills about $3.00 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in AL
Scottsboro, AL
2.7x — bills about $2.67 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in WI
Woodruff, WI
2.5x — bills about $2.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in WY
Laramie, WY
2.6x — bills about $2.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in TX
Bay City, TX
2.4x — bills about $2.39 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in AR
Fort Smith, AR
3.0x — bills about $3.04 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#1 in SC
Newberry, SC
3.1x — bills about $3.05 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in MS
Meridian, MS
3.1x — bills about $3.07 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#14 in MN
Owatonna, MN
2.8x — bills about $2.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in NM
Santa Fe, NM
3.5x — bills about $3.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in OR
Milwaukie, OR
2.4x — bills about $2.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in OR
Oregon City, OR
2.7x — bills about $2.69 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#30 in NY
Troy, NY
2.7x — bills about $2.73 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in GA
Saint Marys, GA
2.6x — bills about $2.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for