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> the same reason MRIs are expensive MRIs in the US are very cheap. However people are dumb and freely choose to pay much more than they should. This company
by droithomme 8y ago
> the same reason MRIs are expensive
MRIs in the US are very cheap. However people are dumb and freely choose to pay much more than they should.
This company cheapimaging.com was founded by a teacher as a part time project. They have contracts for MRI imaging throughout the entire US, at fixed, reasonable, cash-only price. Some states you can get an MRI for $265.
Or you can go to the exact same facility naively and pay $10,000 or more for the same scan.
- orangecat 8y agoOr you can go to the exact same facility naively and pay $10,000 or more for the same scan. Most likely you don't care, because your insurance is covering it. And your insurance company doesn't care because they'll just raise their rates. And other customers won't care because most they don't actually choose their health insurance; they just get whatever their employer offers. A free market depends on competition and consumer awareness to keep prices under control. Central planning depends on the government allocating resources efficiently. The US health care system has neither, and the results are exactly what you'd expect.