I once saw a hospital charge $18 for a single Tylenol pill. At first, I thought it was a mistake — but it’s standard practice. Hospitals tack on hidden fees called facility fees that inflate the price of everything you receive inside their walls. A pill that costs a few cents at a pharmacy suddenly costs dozens of dollars because of these charges. The “facility fee” covers all sorts of overhead: the building, equipment, cleaning, staff salaries — all bundled into your bill. But none of it is broken down transparently. Even generic medications, which should be cheap, become shockingly expensive in a hospital. This is why your medication bill sometimes looks more like a luxury shopping receipt. The markup is often hundreds or even thousands of percent. I’ve seen people pay more for a pill than for a full dental cleaning in Mexico — all because hospitals know patients have little choice and no easy way to shop around. This is one of the many ways the system quietly drains your wallet while hiding behind complex jargon. #Health #MedicalBill