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Comparison shop for just about anything, except medical care, one of the most Expensive Services youll ever need. That gave us an idea. We partnered on a project to try to compare prices of specific procedures. We ended up with some incredible results that show it pays to shop around. Scott haller i was often sent to the wrong place many times. Sharyl scott haller played the role of patient in our project. Hes a Research Assistant at the bostonbased Pioneer Institute research group. The institute helped conduct a survey for full measure of 54 hospitals in six states texas, new york, california, iowa, North Carolina and florida. Scott h. i would call the operator and ask for a cost estimate for an mri of my left knee without contrast, and basically see whe ....
The institute helped conduct a survey for full measure of 54 hospitals in six states texas, new york, california, iowa, North Carolina and florida. Scott h. i would call the operator and ask for a cost estimate for an mri of my left knee without contrast, and basically see where they sent me because it could be one of many different places. Sharyl shopping around is more crucial than ever with so many consumers paying thousands in cash out of pocket under obamacare, according to the Pioneer Institutes barbara anthony. Barbara the reason this is important is because we are now living in an age of highdeductible health plans. It used to be that your Insurance Coverage would take care of your healthcare expenses from the first dollar of your expenses. Well, thats no longer the case. Sharyl getting a cost estimate for ....
Florida. Scott h. i would call the operator and ask for a cost estimate for an mri of my left knee without contrast, and basically see where they sent me because it could be one of many different places. Sharyl shopping around is more crucial than ever with so many consumers paying thousands in cash out of pocket under obamacare, according to the Pioneer Institutes barbara anthony. Barbara the reason this is important is because we are now living in an age of highdeductible health plans. It used to be that your Insurance Coverage would take care of your healthcare expenses from the first dollar of your expenses. Well, thats no longer the case. Sharyl getting a cost estimate for an mri radiology procedure that takes images of the inner body should be simple. But scott found it was like pulling teeth. Scott h. the operator would frequently send me straight to the mri dep ....
It used to be that your Insurance Coverage would take care of your healthcare expenses from the first dollar of your expenses. Well, thats no longer the case. Sharyl getting a cost estimate for an mri radiology procedure that takes images of the inner body should be simple. But scott found it was like pulling teeth. Scott h. the operator would frequently send me straight to the mri department, who are on the frontlines of giving the mris and dont actually know anything about the billing. Youd often get the run around, people could be a little bit rude to you. All sorts of stuff really. Sharyl getting even partial information on the price of an mri took up to eleven persistent phone calls. Scott h. one time i was told to call an 800 number and got a coal company, who then immediately told me to dial 1866 instead and that got me to where i wanted to go and theyve obviously been through that before, but also there were many times ....