Offer to pay in cash and it is amazing how much better the customer service and general demeanour is from a medical office - it always blows me away. They must

Offer to pay in cash and it is amazing how much better the customer service and general demeanour is from a medical office - it always blows me away. They must REALLY hate dealing all of the insurance BS. I had not done an eye appointment in years and years because my vision is generally very good - I went in expecting to offer cash, negotiate, and generally play a bit of hardball. I was amazed when the front desk person IMMEDIATELY perked up, looked super happy, and started offering massive discounts before I even threw numbers out. The eye doctors as well were very enthusiastic.