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Less Competition-- Patients suffer--pay more--drives prices up
Less Competition has driven prices-premiums up in last 3 years.# of Independent doctors down--these doctors look out for YOU.
A huffington post writer had the following experience recently.
She was having scratchy throat--concerned about her and her child respiratory possibility.
The doctor-using Electronic Medical records computer program--ordered bunch of tests.Some were OK/typical--but one test was very expensive.Without informing the patient that these tests cost are very expensive--the doctor ordered all the tests at the same time-rather than order them in 2 steps.
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All test results were NEGATIVE.
Then the bill arrived-- Tests for her and her child cost 900 $ for each--for a total of 1800 $.
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She was shocked--being on High Deductible policy--she ended up paying 1800$ besides the doctor fees.
Where is the trust between doctor and patient ?
Shouldn't doctor have told her that one test is very expensive before ordering?
PATIENTS: Please ask for costs of tests,procedures before OKAYING them.
Doctor's fee are close for INDEPENDENT DOCTOR and Employed Doctor.
But costs of tests,procedures--can vary a lot.
