Works. That $15 aspirin tablet is literally made up and nobody pays for it.
Hospitals get paid a set amount based on the diagnoses during the hospital stay. That price is determined by the insurance companies and CMS.
https://hmsa.com/portal/provider/zav_pel.fh.DIA.650.htm
Whether they give you regular aspirin or unobtainium-coated aspirin. They get paid the same, therefore, the "price" they "charge" for these medications are for record keeping...they never realize any profit from medications given to patients.