OTG, I can't imagine what your pain threshold is. I trust you're enjoying yourself - that makes it worthwhile, eh?
All you had to do was ask for the self pay cost.
Next time, ask for the price that the big insurers pay.
I think comparing the impact of C-19 on the finances of medical providers and consumers in the US to those in Europe would be instructive to all but the most ideological of us. I'll be especially interested in data on bankruptcies.That's economics and finance, not politics, BTW.