> I'm not sure why you think there is no price transparency in the US. I know exactly how much I was billed and how much my insurance paid.
Go to the grocery store. There are no prices posted, you just take your cart to the register, and the cashier charges you $20, then sends you a bill in the mail for a random amount -- trust us, we'll figure it out! Oh, that can of tomatoes really was $50. Sorry. At least you know for next time, right? (Unless the price changes.)
Do you see the problem now? Would you really call this system price transparency?