Another sleazy behavior I've noticed is that when I receive care, and state that I'm uninsured, the provide chargers me a different rate then had I handed over

Another sleazy behavior I've noticed is that when I receive care, and state that I'm uninsured, the provide chargers me a different rate then had I handed over my insurance card. The way this plays out is that if I hand over my insurance card, the provider will attempt to extract as much money as possible and bill an outrageous amount. The insurance provider has maximum limits it's willing to cover for each billing code and so only covers some lesser amount. You pay the difference. This is such scumbag behavior.