> She could ask how much her treatment will cost, but her doctors won’t know. “We’re never told how much things cost,”<p>This to me was the most baffling thing when I moved to America. How can people accept this? "I'd like to buy this TV/car/plane ticket/bottle of soda/shirt, how much does it cost?" "we don't know, you have to agree to buy it first, then we'll bill you whatever the f we feel like, and you'll just pay up."