Medical Malpractice

Will we ever see more health clinics like this? Would removing government from more clinics help reduce cost?

http://www.ohio.com/business/52028937.html [A recent survey found the list prices for five of the most commonly ordered tests range from $34 to $347 at area hospitals and major labs. Pioneer charges $14 to $32 for those same tests, according to the practice's Web site. ''We've kept our pricing down because we have self-pay patients and uninsured patients,'' practice manager Kathy Kostelnick said. ''It's one fee schedule for everybody. This is how we've been doing it all along.''] The clinic can do this because they do not take insurance or government payments. The costs are alot lower for everyone. Would this concept work nationwide? Would people be receptive to this? And bill their own insurance company for the bill?

Public Comments

1. yes it will work if given the chance an you say market forces at work. or an hsa and catastrophic medical insurance