NYT publishes video by Martin Schoeller featuring testimonials from several patients who have been devastated by surprise medical billing.

The New York Times and Award-winning photographer Martin Schoeller released a hard-hitting short documentary film titled “How Much Does Your MRI Cost? Buy it First to Find Out,” featuring patients, including Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Adrianne Haslet, who suffer financial hardships created by an out-of-control healthcare system that keeps patients blind to see prices in advance. The film highlights how 86% of U.S. hospitals are raking in profits while keeping their prices hidden, and the government agencies tasked with enforcing price transparency rules continue to look the other way.

Martin’s reflections include timely observations affecting millions of people across the country: “Especially in a time of soaring inflation and economic uncertainty, we need robust enforcement of the Hospital Price Transparency Rule by the US Department of Health & Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to protect patients from a healthcare system that continues to put profits over patients.”

Prices are now a patient's right, and we must demand them.

Watch the full video here.

About Power to the Patients

Power to the Patients is a national nonprofit dedicated to achieving systemwide price transparency in healthcare. Now that hospitals are legally required to post their prices online, Power to the Patients is focused on not only making sure all hospitals comply with the federal rule, but also that all Americans know they have the right to know prices up front.  Learn more at powertothepatients.org.