Consumers overspent $ 18.5 billion on diagnostic imaging in 2017, according to a UnitedHealth Group (UHG) research brief, released May 23. The health insurer attributes the overspending to price gouging by some providers. Echocardiograms (EKGs) in 2017, for example, cost patients anywhere between $ 210 and $ 1,830, according to the brief. The average was $ 480, but UHG […]
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