A mammogram in North Jersey costs HOW much?

[Common]

Unbridled capitalism at its best or is it at its worst.

Northern New Jersey has the most expensive mammograms in the nation for those who have health insurance through their employer.

The company, Castlight Health, advises companies on their health insurance options. The data it looked at was from claims of the 180-plus companies nationwide that are its clients. That means it doesn't include people who aren't insured, pay directly for their own insurance, or are covered by Medicaid or Medicare.



Those employees were charged an average of $637 in northern New Jersey for a mammogram - far above Sacramento, which had topped the first version of Castlight's list at $485. The cheapest place to get a mammogram? Cincinnati, Ohio, at $159.
Additionally, the data show a huge range of what New Jersey companies pay for their employees' mammograms - from a minimum of $201 to a maximum of $1,898.
"It's a high cost and a wide range, and it's unclear what exactly is going on," said Kirsten Torres Mowat, with Castlight. "That's the big thing to call out here: the fact there is no rhyme or reason for what's charged. New Jersey is not alone in having its costs all over the map."


Average cost of a routine mammogram

10. Denver

$637

1. North Jersey

$485

2. Sacramento

$431

3. Indianapolis

$425

4. San Francisco

$409

5. Boston

$390

6. Washington

$371

7. New York

$358

8. Minneapolis

$307

9. Miami

$294

10. Denver

http://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ss...l#incart_river

[nathanbforrest45]

Everything cost more in New Jersey. 1000 years of Liberal rule will do that to you.

[JDubya]

Kinda has their tit in a wringer, doesn't it?

[Peter1469]

We know that ionizing radiation can cause cancer. There are alternatives to the X-ray based mammograms used today. Blood tests. MRIs. And others.

[JDubya]

Everything cost more in New Jersey. 1000 years of Liberal rule will do that to you.

While a lifetime of sucking down right-wing Kool Aid will turn you into an idiot who can't respond to anything without babbling some stupid drool about liberals or liberal govt.

[Matty]

The cost of living in general costs more in heavily populated areas in the northeast. Same on the west coast.

[nathanbforrest45]

While a lifetime of sucking down right-wing Kool Aid will turn you into an idiot who can't respond to anything without babbling some stupid drool about liberals or liberal govt.

As opposed to idiots who want to blame capitalism for this problem??????

How exactly is "unbridled capitalism" responsible for this?

[Common]

While a lifetime of sucking down right-wing Kool Aid will turn you into an idiot who can't respond to anything without babbling some stupid drool about liberals or liberal govt.

Theres a handful of mindless rightwing trolls on here that have NO responses to most posted. They cant bring themselves to be honest about anything so they just babble like $#@!s.

[nathanbforrest45]

A one bedroom 800 square foot apartment in Knoxville in a good area can be had for around $800.00. This includes parking. A one bedroom 800 square foot apartment in Jersey City is $1700.00 plus $400.00 for a parking spot.

http://www.bellapartmentliving.com/t...g.asp#beds_all

http://thebeaconjc.com/?gclid=Cj0KEQ...vTAaAm-c8P8HAQ

[Common]

Want to $#@! about the high cost of health insurance for employees, want to scream about obamacare. SCREAM ABOUT THE SCUMBAGS THAT OVERCHARGE americans just because they get away with it.