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Health & Fitness

COST OF PHYSICIANS

COST OF PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS

 

When we call a plumber, tree surgeon, landscaper we are given an estimate. When we go to the grocer, fast food restaurant, or home depot, the prices are marked before we buy and the cashier has a receipt where the prices are identified as we pay. NOT FOR THE PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS ! ! !

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They will say that their work is far more complicated then the others. The human body is too complex. They don’t know how long it will take to diagnose. Why don’t they charge by the hour ( but tell us what their rate is before we buy ).

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To further the pompous indignities they subject us to, they don’t bill us while we are there( the same day). It takes weeks before we see the bill ! ( when we have long ago forgotten ) Then they strike with enormous charges, knowing that we will not challenge.

 

The automobile mechanic is likewise challenged but they are ranked by consumer peers ( not other mechanics ) who assign them with consumer reports so that we can compare them and make a choice before going into their “den”.

 

This is the only way we can defeat our health plan exorbitant fees.

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