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>I understand this argument, but I think they underrate how much people are willing to shop around when they actually have prices to use as a metric. If prices
by TheSoftwareGuy 7y ago
>I understand this argument, but I think they underrate how much people are willing to shop around when they actually have prices to use as a metric.
If prices are transparent enough, eventually bored programmers will create websites & other tools that make it super simple to find the lowest cost provider in any non-emergency situation, and probably even emergency situations if you are looking ahead of time
- charwalker 7y agoGoogle Maps does this for gas prices, how much more to implement a public listing or "menu" for a hospital or clinic based on published rates?
- soapboxrocket 7y agoHell a good program could tell me how much time I have to address said emergency and then give me prices and time to locations for said emergency. I bet people would even be willing to take a bit of risk and drive an extra 10 minutes to save 50% with an increased risk of long term damage of say 10%. In fact, let's start A/B testing that!