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Re:'Legitimate' US healthcare pricing could reduce costs by ... by WalterBright on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @11:00PM (#13324618)
An accounting rep with no idea what the bill would be? I'd laugh at them and ask for someone who was actually from the accounting dept. Don't put up with that garbage.

What would your reaction be if you went to a dealer to buy a new car and he claimed to be unable to come up with a price?

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Re:'Legitimate' US healthcare pricing could reduce costs by ... by pwinnski on Thursday January 05, 2017 @12:27AM (#13324985)
You seem to be literally the only person who has been able to get straight answers from anyone on anything related to health care.

As you can probably see from this thread, most of us would have the same reaction: impotent frustration. I can go to another dealer if I don't get straight answers. I can walk away at any point up until the final signature. This is simply not an analogous situation, as evidenced by the repeated testimony of everyone here.

And this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tct38KwROdw

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Re:'Legitimate' US healthcare pricing could reduce costs by ... by tgokh on Thursday January 05, 2017 @12:12AM (#13324930)
Except the problem is that in the car situation you're the one paying for the car, not a third party. This is more like your car getting totaled, and your auto insurance company saying "you go pick a reasonable new car, we'll negotiate a price with the dealer (in secret) and then you'll pay 20% of whatever we agree upon"
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