#93: Unaccountable - What Hospitals Won't Tell You Part 2 (with guest Dr. Marty Makary)
One of the biggest issues people in America face today is how the healthcare system hides pricing from its customers, the patients. In no other industry do you blindly hire someone for a service and agree to pay whatever price they deem appropriate after the service is completed. If you were to hire a person to build a fence, there\u2019s no way to know how many nails or screws he or she will use or break, but what if there was a service fee for each one? This is how the healthcare system works. Surprises at every turn are ensuring that the only person that isn\u2019t doing well financially in this process is the patent. This is where Dr. Marty Makary can help you become a much more savvy consumer of healthcare services. He and Dr. Meeker talk about how you as a patient, or parent of a patient, can be sure you aren\u2019t being unnecessarily overcharged when you visit a hospital. Also in this episode, Dr. Meg will give you her points to ponder and answers a question from a parent about their 4-year-old son that sometimes likes to play in his mother\u2019s dresses. If you have a question you want Dr. Meeker to answer in a future episode, email them to askmeg@megmeekermd.com and listen to see if your question is featured next!\n \xa0\n 0:00 \u2013 AD \u2013 MEL SCIENCE\n MEL Science is a chemistry subscription service that sends you monthly experiments to do with your child. It\u2019s a great way to engage kids in science early, educate them in a joyful manner, and get them to conduct real scientific experiments with their own hands. Get 25% off plus a FREE starter kit, a FREE virtual reality headset and FREE shipping, when you text GREAT to 64-000\n \xa0\n 00:42 \u2013 AD \u2013 BETTER HELP\n TeenCounseling.com connects your 13 to 19-year-old with a licensed professional counselor right where they spend most of their time, on their smartphone. 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MARTY MAKARY (PART 1)\n Dr. Meg talks with Dr. Marty Makary about how confusing and hidden hospital pricing can be and how you can be a smarter patient when you have to deal with hospital billing.\n \xa0\n 12:26 \u2013 AD \u2013 KIWI CO\n KiwiCo creates super cool, hands-on projects for kids that make learning about science, technology, engineering, art, and math fun! KiwiCo\u2019s mission is to provide the next generation of innovators with the tools and foundation they need to become creative problem-solvers and critical thinkers. KiwiCo is offering Parenting Great Kids listeners the opportunity to try them for free. Visit kiwico.com/meg to find out more about their projects for kids!\n \xa0\n 13:52 \u2013 AD \u2013 ROTHY\u2019S\n It\u2019s no surprise Rothy\u2019s has over 1,000 nearly perfect reviews. They\u2019re stylish, sustainable, comfortable, washable, really they\u2019re the perfect flats for life on-the-go. 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MARTY MAKARY (PART 2)\n Dr. Meg talks with Dr. Marty Makary about how confusing and hidden hospital pricing can be and how you can be a smarter patient when you have to deal with hospital billing.\n \xa0\n 20:55 \u2013 POINTS TO PONDER\n Dr. Meg gives you her points to ponder as you learn more about holding hospitals accountable for their billing.\n \xa0\n 22:44 \u2013 LET\u2019S GET SOCIAL\n Dr. Meeker answers a question from a parent about their 4-year-old son that sometimes likes to play in his mother\u2019s dresses.\n \xa0\n 25:45 \u2013 PARENT PEP RALLY\n \xa0\n 26:38 \u2013 FROM THE PRODUCER\n Thanks for listening to Episode 93, Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won\u2019t Tell You \u2013 Part 2 and for helping Dr. Meg\u2019s parenting revolution reach almost FOUR MILLION downloads! Subscribe, rate, and leave a review for us on iTunes!\n \xa0\n Get Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @MegMeekerMD\n \xa0\n Have a parenting question? 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