50 hospitals charge uninsured more than 10 times cost of care

Washington Post - Fifty hospitals in the United States are charging uninsured consumers more than 10 times the actual cost of patient care, according to research. All but one of the facilities are owned by for-profit entities and the largest number of hospitals — 20 — are in Florida. For the most part, researchers said, the hospitals with the highest markups are not in pricey neighborhoods or big cities, where the market might explain the higher prices.