A couple months ago we took Alex in for an autism ...

A couple months ago we took Alex in for an autism evaluation. Thankfully he shows absolutely no signs of autism. Our pediatrician referred us to Mary Free Bed in Grand Rapids for the evaluation. The psychologist spent no more than an hour with Alex. I sat in their the whole time. My whole point on this post is that the medical field has become absurd. Without transparent pricing they just charge anything they want. No repercussions on them. We are lucky enough to be able to afford this bill, but how many parents cannot? Something needs to change, and until we all stand up nothing will. Mary Free Bed should be embarrassed by the amount that I'm going public with. It's disgusting! The original amount was 1449 dollars, but after contractual allowance it is still 818.87!