ext_130705 (
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2007-03-14 05:14 pm (UTC)
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"Nobody pays list price!" Well, nobody but the uninsured. Medical pricing seems designed to allow for deep discounts for insurers and taking advantage of the people who can least afford to pay list price (the uninsured).
The Wall Street Journal had an article on the subject a few years ago (
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB109571706550822844.html
?), unfortunately things don't seem to have changed much since then.
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"Nobody pays list price!" Well, nobody but the uninsured. Medical pricing seems designed to allow for deep discounts for insurers and taking advantage of the people who can least afford to pay list price (the uninsured).
The Wall Street Journal had an article on the subject a few years ago (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB109571706550822844.html?), unfortunately things don't seem to have changed much since then.