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.
#18 in MI
Traverse City, MI
3.1x — bills about $3.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#19 in MI
Clare, MI
3.0x — bills about $2.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in MA
Newton, MA
2.9x — bills about $2.90 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in TX
Bryan, TX
3.4x — bills about $3.36 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in OR
Portland, OR
2.8x — bills about $2.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in WI
Prairie Du Sac, WI
2.7x — bills about $2.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in AL
Mobile, AL
3.4x — bills about $3.41 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#20 in MI
Southfield, MI
3.3x — bills about $3.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in MS
Grenada, MS
2.6x — bills about $2.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in UT
American Fork, UT
3.4x — bills about $3.42 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in AR
Bryant, AR
3.5x — bills about $3.54 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in AR
No Little Rock, AR
3.4x — bills about $3.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#8 in WI
Portage, WI
3.2x — bills about $3.20 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#3 in SD
Yankton, SD
3.3x — bills about $3.31 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in MS
Booneville, MS
2.9x — bills about $2.88 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#10 in OH
Findlay, OH
3.4x — bills about $3.35 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in MO
Sedalia, MO
3.3x — bills about $3.28 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#38 in MA
Jamaica Plain, MA
3.0x — bills about $2.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#15 in PA
Roaring Spring, PA
3.5x — bills about $3.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#9 in AL
Tuscaloosa, AL
3.2x — bills about $3.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in IA
Dubuque, IA
3.6x — bills about $3.59 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in CA
Fresno, CA
2.8x — bills about $2.80 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#7 in MO
Clinton, MO
3.2x — bills about $3.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#11 in OH
Cincinnati, OH
3.2x — bills about $3.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in HI
Honolulu, HI
2.5x — bills about $2.47 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#40 in NY
Buffalo, NY
2.7x — bills about $2.72 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#41 in NY
Bronx, NY
1.5x — bills about $1.49 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#21 in MI
Port Huron, MI
3.4x — bills about $3.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#42 in NY
Lewiston, NY
2.4x — bills about $2.43 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in TX
Dallas, TX
3.6x — bills about $3.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in LA
Jennings, LA
2.8x — bills about $2.79 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#2 in IN
Kendallville, IN
2.1x — bills about $2.10 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#22 in MI
Monroe, MI
2.8x — bills about $2.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in VA
Onancock, VA
3.2x — bills about $3.15 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#6 in VA
Gloucester, VA
3.6x — bills about $3.56 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#4 in SD
Aberdeen, SD
3.6x — bills about $3.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#37 in MD
Baltimore, MD
1.1x — bills about $1.14 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#5 in IA
West Burlington, IA
3.2x — bills about $3.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#12 in OH
Cambridge, OH
3.0x — bills about $2.98 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
#43 in NY
Amsterdam, NY
2.8x — bills about $2.83 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for