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Old 12-27-2013, 07:40 AM  
tony286
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Originally Posted by Mutt View Post
I still don't get it - if they're targeting the uninsured with inflated prices it makes no sense, they know they can't blood from a stone and will never collect much.

and grapesoda says the opposite, that they give the insured a big discount.

so is anybody actually paying these 200K bills we hear so much about?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100840148
No they go bankrupt. I can tell you my experiences, never got a discount for cash. Had to get an eye exam, I wanted a thorough one. I went to my Dad's eye doctor, this was 10 yrs ago. The exam cost me $150 they knew I was paying cash. I have no complaints he was thorough.
So my dad asks me, did you see the dr ? How much did he charge you? When I told him, he said want to know what the health insurance company he worked for paid him for that same exam? $35 so not everyone is giving cash deals.
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