This is how ridiculous our healthcare system is. I forgot who had sent this to us a while ago but here were their thoughts:
A “good faith estimate” from one of our local hospitals with their cash price off for 2 CT scans for an uninsured patient. Discounted price = $5,928.71. Same studies through us: 71260 $320 and 74177 $430.
The only thing that can save us is the free market. NOT private equity. NOT the government. NOT the “good graces” of so-called nonprofit hospitals.
Direct Primary Care is the free market and DPC docs work as advocates to get the lowest prices for our patients. How about these journalists pick up on that?
Dr. Farrago is a retired family physician based in Forest, Virginia. Since 2021, he has run DPCnews.com, a leading resource for the Direct Primary Care (DPC) movement.
He is the author of three best-selling books on Direct Primary Care:
The Official Guide to Starting Your Own Direct Primary Care Practice
The Direct Primary Care Doctor’s Daily Motivational Journal
Slowing the Churn in Direct Primary Care (While Also Keeping Your Sanity)
In 2016, Dr. Farrago conceived the idea for the Direct Primary Care Alliance and co-founded the organization alongside other pioneering DPC physicians. He is widely recognized as a leading expert in the DPC model and frequently lectures to medical students, residents, and practicing physicians on how to successfully start and run their own DPC practices.Dr. Farrago sold his Direct Primary Care practice in October 2020 but continues to receive care there as a patient.
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It is getting totally ridiculous the price of health care, which is one reason that we chose Holton direct care they don’t price gouge people,& We feel they truly have medical personnel that care about their patients.
My son had a small cyst the size of a dime removed and our local hospital and doctors charged him over $3000 to remove it then he got another bill from an ear nose and throat doctor in Topeka for 1200 so total cost was over 4000 $ to remove a dime sized cyst.
He is now also signed up with Holton direct care And we tell everybody that will listen about it.
It is getting totally ridiculous the price of health care, which is one reason that we chose Holton direct care they don’t price gouge people,& We feel they truly have medical personnel that care about their patients.
My son had a small cyst the size of a dime removed and our local hospital and doctors charged him over $3000 to remove it then he got another bill from an ear nose and throat doctor in Topeka for 1200 so total cost was over 4000 $ to remove a dime sized cyst.
He is now also signed up with Holton direct care And we tell everybody that will listen about it.