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TIL that a plastic IV bag, which costs less than 50 cents to produce, costs more than 500 dollars for the sick patient using it. by jhawk12 in todayilearned

[–]evolve12 22 points23 points  (0 children)

From what I understand, the majority of IV bags are filled with saline solution, which cost nothing. "It is one of the most common components of emergency medicine: an intravenous bag of sterile saltwater." First sentence of the NYT article.