Why S.F. General's bills are so damn high
b'Now that San Francisco General Hospital\\u2019s sketchy billing practice\\u2014in which privately insured patients are personally on the hook for their bills\\u2014have been revealed, there\\u2019s a central question: Why are the bills so high? From $34,000 bumps and bruises to $92,000 appendectomies, these amounts are outrageous because of the ever-inflated hospital \\u201cchargemaster.\\u201d That\\u2019s the list of rates, which is approved each year, no questions asked, by the mayor and the Board of Supervisors, who admit they had no idea what they were voting on. City Hall reporter Trisha Thadani interviews columnist Heather Knight about the latest in the billing scandal.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'