Re:$1,944 for a coronavirus test? Readers helped us spot an ...
by gwd on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:08PM
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From TFA:
> The patients who went to one of these drive-through testing sites had no chance of knowing what charges they would face beforehand.
This is just stupid. There are similar stories about the cost of going to the ER. If all health care providers were required to be transparent about pricing up front, then there might be some possibility for people to shop around.
> The patients who went to one of these drive-through testing sites had no chance of knowing what charges they would face beforehand.
This is just stupid. There are similar stories about the cost of going to the ER. If all health care providers were required to be transparent about pricing up front, then there might be some possibility for people to shop around.