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Back in Black - Surprise Medical Bills | The Daily Show - YouTube
Channel: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
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When a news story
falls through the cracks,
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Lewis Black catches it for a
segment we call Back in Black.
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(cheers and applause)
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Everybody hates the American
health care system.
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It's expensive, it's broken,
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and it's the reason
I do all my own dental work.
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You can't tell,
but all my teeth are Tic Tacs.
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But on top of being awful,
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we're now learning
our health care system
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is also disgustingly deceptive.
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NEWSWOMAN:
Tonight, millions of Americans
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rush to the emergency room,
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then slammed
with surprise bills.
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NEWSWOMAN 2: Nearly 65%
of hospitals across the country
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use emergency rooms
staffed by outside companies.
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It's a loophole
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that allows providers
to charge patients more
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because the ERs
are considered out of network.
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NEWSWOMAN 3:
Liv Cannon, who had insurance
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and even verified
that her hospital and doctors
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were in network
before the procedure,
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was on the hook
for nearly $94,000.
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Huh! A surprise bill
for $94,000?
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For that kind of money,
I better come out of surgery
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as a goddamn Transformer.
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Then I can turn into
an ambulance
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and take myself to the hospital
for free!
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(cheering and applause)
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And what's all this crap
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about doctors being
out of network?
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If you're not in my network,
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then get your finger
out of my ass!
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(laughter and applause)
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And not only are hospitals
robbing us blind.
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The worst part is
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they're making
all of these prices up.
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NEWSWOMAN:
Even if it's not an emergency,
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we found there can be
surprising swings
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in what a given procedure
or test can cost.
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The cost for an ultrasound
of the abdomen in Dallas
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ranged from $115
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to an estimate of $2,459.
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From $100 in the Bay Area
to $2,800.
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And where the price is set
can affect your cost,
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whether insured or not.
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Anywhere from $100 to $3,000?
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Who's setting these prices,
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contestants
on The Price is Right?
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$3,000! $100!
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Everybody's right!
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Well, guess what?
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I can make up numbers, too.
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How about I pay one dollar,
asshole?
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(laughter)
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-So...
-(cheering and applause)
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So, hospitals
and insurance companies
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want to keep prices a secret.
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But, luckily, a surprising hero
wants to make a buck,
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so they're putting costs
out in the open.
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Groupon,
famous for deals on everything
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from skydiving
to concert tickets,
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is now offering patients
discounted medical treatments,
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and it could help you
avoid the headache
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of a surprise medical bill.
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NEWSWOMAN: Patients can find
$91 mammograms in Atlanta
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and $54 heart scans
in Oklahoma City.
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Chest CT scans
can sometimes cost over $1,700
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depending where you live.
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With a Groupon
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at Crown Valley Imaging
near L.A.,
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you pay a flat rate
of 299 bucks.
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So that's where we've gotten to.
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We have to rely
on shitty websites
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for our health care.
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Boy, that's gonna be fun.
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"I think I'm having
a heart attack.
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"Hold on.
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"Let me see
if Groupon has a deal.
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"Great!
I'll get one heart surgery
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and a yoga class!"
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(laughter)
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Now, obviously, Congress should
outlaw surprise medical bills,
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but, obviously,
Congress won't do shit.
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That's why I took matters
into my own hands
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and started
the Lewis Black Clinic.
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Are you tired
of surprise medical bills?
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Then come on down
to the Lewis Black Clinic.
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You won't find
any surprise bills with me
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because at my clinic,
everything costs $100,
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no matter what!
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Liver transplant, $100!
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Open heart surgery, $100!
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A candy bar, $100!
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And that better be in cash.
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You took the wrong hand.
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(chuckles): Yes,
but we didn't take your savings.
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Thanks!
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(laughter)
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And at my clinic,
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you'll never be surprised
by a diagnosis
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because I'll warn you
ahead of time.
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Bad news. You've got herpes.
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You haven't even looked
at the test results.
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No, but you just look
like a guy with herpes.
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(laughter and applause)
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So, stop by
the Lewis Black Clinic.
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The only surprise will be
if you leave feeling better.
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(cheering and applause)
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Trevor!
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Lewis Black, everyone.
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