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>There is no reason to pay $1,500 for an MRI when there is another place across town willing to do it for $500. Why should everyone need to individually compar
by jsprogrammer 11y ago
>There is no reason to pay $1,500 for an MRI when there is another place across town willing to do it for $500.
Why should everyone need to individually comparison shop for every medical procedure? Why do two places in the same geographic area have a 3x price discrepancy? Shouldn't I be able to just get an MRI without having to worry that my doctor, or other medical provider, is ripping me off?
- refurb 11y agoWhy do two places in the same geographic area have a 3x price discrepancy? Because determining the cost basis for medical procedures isn't all that easy. It's not hard to figure out what the MRI machine costs, but how about the physician and nurses? How about the building? They do a lot more than just MRIs at these hospitals/clinics. From what I've heard from people working in hospitals, the hospitals themselves have no idea what their procedure costs actually are. What they do instead is charge as much as they can for each procedure and hope they turn a profit at the end of the year.
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- massysett 11y agoJoin an HMO, they do this work for you.