Re:'Legitimate' US healthcare pricing could reduce costs by ...
by tehlike on Thursday January 05, 2017 @12:44AM
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it's because they don't know. What insurance provider considers preventive care is different from what doctors think it is.
Recent anectode: 10minute chat to doctor about general health costed my wife 200$. She didn't get any blood work done, it was the price of the "visit/consultation". It was supposed to be preventive care, but not coded as such.
None of this information was available in the computer systems of the providers who file the claims, nor have I been able to get it from my insurance in advance.