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> How can there be such a large difference in price for something that, I believe, is legally & medically the same procedure? I hope this never happens, but le
by subhro 6y ago
> How can there be such a large difference in price for something that, I believe, is legally & medically the same procedure?
I hope this never happens, but let’s say you got in a motorcycle accident and need that lumbar MRI to figure out the damage. What are going to do, get back on that wrecked motorcycle with a fucked up spine and go to that 210$ place?
They do it because they can do it and get away with it.
- eldavido 6y agoI see this argument a lot. The trouble is that emergency care isn't what drives the majority of healthcare spend. What does is actually chronic conditions: dialysis, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, chronic weight conditions. That's what we need to worry about. And if there was a real market here, you wouldn't need to shop around because all the people that do, would enforce some level of price discipline on the market. Think about it. For any good sold at, say, Wal-Mart, say Gatorade, there are some people that want it a LOT, even NEED it, while others are more on the fence. There's only one price on the shelf and it's calculated to get a lot of people buying. So in effect, the people who are more indifferent (want it less) are actually doing a pretty significant service to the people who want it a lot, by guaranteeing the price will be set low for everyone. There's no reason something like this can't apply in healthcare.