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Re:Ask HN: Would you use a cord bank? by dnsworks on Monday April 05, 2010 @04:59PM (#1243055)
Personally I've found, "Assume that I'm paying you in cash, not with insurance" as a prefix to a question is very, very helpful with doctors.

Before I tried this approach, I would get "you might want to consider having your tonsils removed. Have a nice day" over and over again for about 8 years.

After I tried this approach it was, "Go see an ENT and have them removed immediately!". From the same doctor who was otherwise afraid of insurance related referral paperwork.

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