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The man that paid $3,000 for surgery rather than $20,000 because he didn't use his health insurance. -- (link)

Posted by spamlet Aug 22 '13, 07:47

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324139404579017113415486176.html?mod=rss_opinion_main&wpisrc=nl_wonk_b (online.wsj.com)

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Haggling for your procedures. That's what it's come to. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 22, 07:56 3
- *calls up Rick and Chumlee* -- nm - Strongbad Aug 22, 08:00 2
  - "Well there's no denying that that's a healthy spleen, but I gotta make a profit here, so ... ten bucks." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 22, 08:18 1
    - *counters with $8.50* -- nm - Old Man si Aug 22, 08:25
Ya know, that's a fantastic story and bravo to the providers in this particular situation. - Jim Aug 22, 07:53 9
- It wasn't an anti-Obamacare story and I realize it's a one off. But maybe everyone can learn something from it if it gets around? - spamlet Aug 22, 07:56 3
  - True. I didn't care for the jab at the end. Took away from the message. I just think it's very much a rainbows and unicorns piece. - Jim Aug 22, 08:23
  - I think it's too unique to be valuable and I think it misses the point that preferred provider healthcare plans are basically doing this negotiating - pmb Aug 22, 08:03 1
    - My patient is self-employed and owns a low-cost "indemnity" type of health insurance policy. -- dude chose poorly. -- nm - amanda Aug 22, 08:10
- yeah, noone negotiated my 24k bill for knee surgery AFTER insurance portion. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 22, 07:55 4
  - shades wasn't going to get his transplant unless he got medicare. No one said "Say, how about we haggle?" -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 22, 07:57 3
    - I understand that treatments are expensive, but there is no real reason why - groiny Aug 22, 08:00 2
      - Sure there is. It's called "profit." -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 22, 08:03 1
        
        "gouging" nm -- nm - groiny Aug 22, 08:04
This is exactly the opposite of the way it works for the vast majority of people. Insurance companies have generally negotiated deep discounts that - pmb Aug 22, 07:52 2
- When I get blood work done the lab charges $1,993.03 and my insurance discounts it to $96.59. *NM* - Ender Aug 22, 07:56 1
  - that is the kind of shit that gets me nuts. - groiny Aug 22, 07:57
Makes me sick! -- nm - Bacon Aug 22, 07:49

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