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Adam Ruins Everything - The Real Reason Hospitals Are So Expensive | truTV

truTV · 6.3M views · 2017-07-26 · 5:33

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Overview

An Adam Ruins Everything comedy segment on why US hospitals are so expensive, covering opaque price lists, surprise bills and penalties for the uninsured.

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Pointed to in healthcare cost threads as an entertaining primer on how the US system inflates prices.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2017–2025

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Medicine & infectious diseaseMicroeconomics & behavioral economicsSatire & parody
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vinothgopi · 2017-09 · Recommendation

Adam made an episode explaining medical costs and why it is so high. It will at least give you a different perspective into the system. [VIDEO] So adding on to the labor/fixed cost increase, prices are just inflated since insurance pays for them anyway. In India, people don’t really consider insurance for such routine work due to the hassle of processing the claims too.

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nandhinianand · 2025-06 · Reference

I won't attempt to make the counter-argument on account of being a stranger to America and it's healthcare system, but would point to the existence of this, just in case you haven't seen it. [VIDEO]

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29athrowaway · 2021-01 · Reference

This episode of "Adam ruins everything" covers healthcare insurance providers: [VIDEO] My takeaway is that the system is calibrated to aggresively punish people without insurance.

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