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> Dentists, optometrists, physical therapists, etc. all have straightforward pricing for each procedure, and you can call and ask them what it is and it's not t
by CaptSpify 10y ago
> Dentists, optometrists, physical therapists, etc. all have straightforward pricing for each procedure, and you can call and ask them what it is and it's not too hard to shop around.
Not IME. I've gotten different prices from what I was quoted, and some places have refused to quote me a price.
- micahbright 10y agoIt is possible to get prices and negotiate - healthcare providers just aren't used to it. I was just listening to a good friend who doesn't carry insurance negotiate on price for an elective procedure he was thinking about having. They came down 20% right off the bat. After a callback, he had them down 50%. That was just for the physician. He had to make another call to the hospital, and the anesthesiologist, so I can't tell you the outcome. Point being, it isn't as hard as you might think.
- CaptSpify 10y agoMy point though: Just because it may be easy for you doesn't work for everyone. I called 3 different hospitals for a procedure, and none of them had any idea how to go about quoting me anything. I got transfered around a lot because they honestly didn't have a procedure for quoting. And I honestly doubt that any of them gave me an correct quote, because if they don't even know how to quote, what are the chances that their quote is accurate?