What Happens When Doctors Only Take Cash (2017)

Re:What Happens When Doctors Only Take Cash (2017) by Pokepokalypse on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @12:40AM (#16156087)

I've heard explanations that it has to do with something called "pay master" software, which sets the prices - but they do set a high price as a negotiating point for insurance companies.

Personally, I believe this practice to be outright blatant fraud. There is a complete lack of price-transparency for the end-user, whether there's an insurance company involved or not. And for people who supposedly champion the so-called "Free Market", Congressional Republicans are certainly quiet on this one issue, when they're criticizing the current healthcare system and regulations.

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Re:What Happens When Doctors Only Take Cash (2017) by carlmr on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @11:02AM (#16159115)

That's what I read as well. Basically we need price transparency, insurances paying the same as the non-insured, and lower awards in law suits against hospitals/doctors and America would have one of the cheapest healthcare systems in the world in no time.

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Re:What Happens When Doctors Only Take Cash (2017) by jjeaff on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @05:36PM (#16172710)

While I agree that lots of offices don't know their costs off hand, I have not had much trouble getting quotes for specific procedures.

The real problem is that I rarely have any reason to ask if my insurance is going to cover all of it.

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