Apr 25, 2017
10:49:44am
10:49:44am
Be mad at the system. We should do everything to get it changed. The biggest issue is that our companies pay for our
insurance and the insurance companies in turn contract with hospitals, doctors, etc. We have no idea what the costs will be walking in. Because it is hidden from the consumer, there is no real price competition in the marketplace. Someone walking in off the street pays 3 to 4 times more for the same service than the insurance company of a person getting the same service.
The key would be to make it competitive for clinics to operate and be paid directly at the time of service. Still, with liabilities and requirements to offer care to those who can't pay, it is a very difficult problem.
Many places do offer "cash" rates if you ask up front which are usually reduced.
Such a big mess that's costing us all dearly.
The key would be to make it competitive for clinics to operate and be paid directly at the time of service. Still, with liabilities and requirements to offer care to those who can't pay, it is a very difficult problem.
Many places do offer "cash" rates if you ask up front which are usually reduced.
Such a big mess that's costing us all dearly.
Originally posted on Apr 25, 2017 at 10:49:44am
Message modified by Rhino84 on Apr 25, 2017 at 10:50:20am
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Same thing happened to me a few years ago. There is a shortage of pediatricians in my town so the hospital flies in
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