Health Insights – The Most Expensive Phrase in Healthcare0

• HEALTH
• May 5, 2026

The Most Expensive Phrase in Health Care: “Go Down the Hall” You get an MRI ordered. The doctor’s office is inside a hospital system. Someone at the front desk says five words that will cost you thousands: “You can just go down the hall.” So, you walk down the hall. Get the MRI. The bill: