The Stacking Benjamins Show · Thursday, August 6, 2026
Doug shares a personal anecdote about the difficulty in obtaining cost information for medical services, highlighting a receptionist's inability to provide an estimate until after the service is processed through the computer. This lack of transparency in healthcare pricing is a recurring issue, with some patients reportedly receiving bills years after treatment.
“And the person behind the counter was like, I can't answer this question for you because we don't even know how much the stuff costs until we type it in the computer.”
“I'm like, Awesome. Why don't you type it in the computer right now as a for instance, and give me a guesstimation? Can't do that.”
“I've heard stories of people getting invoices from hospitals like two years later.”