The $4,000 MRI Scam: Why Healthcare Pricing Is Broken | Broken Healthcare Podcast #61

In this eye-opening episode of Broken Healthcare, host Ray Kober sits down with Shay Forbes, Head of Employer Solutions at Turquoise Health, to expose the shocking truth about healthcare pricing.

💥 Shay shares how the same MRI can cost $4,000 at a hospital—or just $450 across the street. Together, they dig into the hidden world of machine-readable files, price transparency laws, and how employers can take control of skyrocketing healthcare costs.

👉 You’ll learn:

- What the Hospital Price Transparency Act means for you

- How “machine-readable files” are changing the game

- Why your surgeon might be in-network—but the facility isn’t

- What employers can do to cut costs and improve care

- How Shay’s personal $27,000 medical bill inspired his mission

💡 Whether you're an HR leader, CFO, healthcare professional, or simply fed up with outrageous medical bills—this episode will give you tools, insight, and hope.

📍 Learn more at: https://turquoise.health

📘 Recommended read: Never Pay the First Bill by Marshall Allen

📲 Follow Shay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shay-forbes-a3579ba4/

🎧 Subscribe now and help us fix America's broken healthcare system—one episode at a time.

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