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Originally Posted by ratbastid
My chiropractor charges $40 if you don't have insurance, and $175 if you do. That's part of the problem right there--doctors treat insurance companies like the ATM.
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There was a thread a while back and several expose' type news reports where just the opposite was occuring. Hospitals were charging the uninsured much more for the same care in order to make up for the low payments they negotiated with the insurance companies in order to be in their preferred provider plans.
I haven't followed the story but there were some congresspersons advocating legislation to prevent this. I guess the only people who would have to be concerned are the uninsured with assets to go after.