A urology practice opted out of the insurance racket a few years back. They love it!
I can imagine how the old guys must have felt. This is what doctoring is all about…. it is like being free for the first time.
I’d like to see more of this. Even though procedures can cost larger money than most people can pay out of pocket, financing them over time could be cheaper than paying insurance ongoing.
Combining high deductible catastrophic insurance with this approach seems the only realistic way to cut healthcare costs while letting patients decide what they will do without.
I just had a back procedure disapproved by my insurance company. I’m not mad at them, they have a job to do, and they’ve certainly done right by me in the last three years. But as I imagine a government person denying me, and how little I could do about it, I’m glad that, for now, health care single payer isn’t happening.
H/T: Carpe Diem
October 19th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
Good day, just meandered thru. Nice website. Have a good day.