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It 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 neg
by micahbright 10y ago
It 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?