When a hospital sling costs 900% more than Amazon’s price, something is very wrong

Cathy Birker-Hake tripped over a hose in her Valley Village backyard not long ago, dislocated her shoulder and made a beeline for the emergency room.  “It was one of those really stupid accidents,” she told me, still embarrassed to have needed urgent medical care for such a trivial mishap.  Her shoulder was put back in place...