West of Mpls MN about 50 miles on Hwy 12 | How do you figure that?
I always thought there was power in numbers when it came to price negotiation. That's what the seed corn salesman tells me. Maybe insurance negotiators need to sharpen their negotiation skills?
MA only pays a set amount for many procedures, that's why many health care providers won't take MA...maybe the gov't workers who negotiate the MA rates should get jobs with the insurance companies?
How do you negotiate price after service has been rendered? Kind of like telling the cement contractor I will only pay you half rate after the cement is hard. I guess I do know a few people who have done just that. One person, the cement contractor came back with his crew and tore out 30 yards of new concrete...maybe doctors will start doing the same thing. Don't pay for that stint after a heart attack, take the stint out.
I've never had very good "luck" negotiating any doctor bill lower. A few dollars here and there but no big, "just cut the bill in half because I paid them cash" type deals that I hear rumors about.
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Going uninsured
