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Yes, doctors and hospitals will need to quote prices, otherwise consumers will take their business elsewhere. At least, that's what happens here in India. Are
by yummyfajitas 10y ago
Yes, doctors and hospitals will need to quote prices, otherwise consumers will take their business elsewhere. At least, that's what happens here in India.
Are Americans somehow unable to do the same?
- maxxxxx 10y agoYou can't take your business elsewhere because there is nobody else who will give you a quote.
- virmundi 10y agoWe can't do that for many basic surgeries or medicines. Not because it's impossible, it's just that many hospitals and doctors don't know how much something costs [1, 2]. At the same time, for traumatic injuries, etc, you get shipped to the nearest hospital. You have no price negotiation power at that point. We should have a book value like shop rates for autos. 1 - http://frugalnurse.com/2016/08/doctors-dont-know-healthcare-costs/ http://frugalnurse.com/2016/08/doctors-dont-know-healthcare-... 2 - http://www.healthcareitnews.com/blog/doctor’s-don’t-know-or-care-about-cost-that’s-half-right http://www.healthcareitnews.com/blog/doctor’s-don’t-know-or-...
- yummyfajitas 10y agoYet somehow, in India I can simply ask a price and be told one. Is Apollo Health just asking Shiva, and He refuses to answer outside the borders of India?
- virmundi 10y agoYou never know, Garry, you never know [1]. Honestly it's silly boarding on stupid that we can't do that. I've heard various arguments. Most of them come down to a) doctors are sacrosanct, or b) it would cost too much money. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcxNzPdp_2g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcxNzPdp_2g
- kolinko 10y agoYou can ask for a price, but perhaps there's a different reason for that than the one you provided?