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That isn't actually a thing. Those prices aren't transparent, and there's no guarantee that an up-front price quote will be the price you're actually billed for
by digdugdirk 3y ago
That isn't actually a thing. Those prices aren't transparent, and there's no guarantee that an up-front price quote will be the price you're actually billed for.
- ajmurmann 3y agoYou might enjoy one of my all-time favorite episodes of econtalk: https://www.econtalk.org/keith-smith-on-free-market-health-care/ https://www.econtalk.org/keith-smith-on-free-market-health-c... The guest is the head of the Surgical Center of Oklahoma. You can see prices of procedures very easily on their website. That's what you'll pay, even if something goes wrong. Surgeons earn more when working there than they earn at a regular hospital while patients pay less. However, no insurance wants to work with them. Supposedly because they have a price and won't negotiate with insurance who get part of their money as reward from large customers for negotiating prices down.