Another ausum post by the forum's pet liberal rage monster.
Truth hurt?
Another ausum post by the forum's pet liberal rage monster.
hey dumbasses, I'm a CFO of a hospital, i know exactly what all this shit costs.
That is a easy thought to answer. They are losing business in that all the doctor offices are being bought up by these large medical groups. When this happens, the smaller places lose business because all the referrals they sent to the smaller imaging places are no longer happening. I think part of that is addressed in the OP article...yup found it...
How can you compete on a level playing field when the majority of the doctors who sent business your way are now employed by a company who offers the same product you do... at a much higher price. Of course, the patients don't know it is a higher price because they aren't told. My doctors try to pull the same shit and I push back. Thankfully my health insurance shows me estimated cost by location so I get a "basic" idea as to what the cost will be. Unfortunately, it isn't always accurate as it is based on the last claim for that service received from that location.... which can be rather skewed it seems. According to my health insurance my MRI at my currently place will cost $148... yet it would cost me $1000 out of pocket from a hospital a few miles away. I don't honestly believe it would be that high, it was probably due to some other service thrown in the same claim.
I agree with this 100% and their lobbyist must have greased quite a few palms to get left out of the mix.