Healthcare is full of surprise, unaffordable, bills. 2/3rds of individuals have never even tried to proactively find the price of a healthcare service.
Healthcare companies obfuscate prices, resulting in a dysfunctional market with massive price variability where individuals can pay 2x-20x more than the fair market rate for a service.
For individuals that either don’t have insurance, or have high out of pocket expenses, shopping can save them thousands.