Quote:What, in your opinion, does price transparency do for the consumer?

 

Let me give you an example. I went to my doctor for my annual physical. Fortunately, I got a clean bill of health. I do have this mole thingy that I would like removed, as it can be a nuisance on the exercise bike. He suggested a skin tag removal. I called my health care plan, and it is not covered. I called the doctor's office back, they couldn't give me a price estimate on the procedure. This type of garbage is ridiculous in my opinion. All of the free market champions talk about competition, letting the market dictate things. If there is no readily available way for the consumer to compare services, there is no true free market. 

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