Medical Care Bargain Hunting With Bret Stephens
By Scott Lemieux
July 2, 2017 at 02:53AM
via Lawyers, Guns & Money http://ift.tt/2uxHouK
«For example, consider a massive heart attack strikes a 55 year old man without a health insurance policy but a HSA with 6 month's of contributions.
Step 1 – call Uber, not 911. Pay the peak pricing gladly – it still beats a fully loaded EMT response . Plus, if they don't show up you get a $5 credit, should you survive
Step 2 – remember to not go comatose. Such lack of discipline at this critical pricing decision point could adversely impact your ability to make a rational decision on the services you may be willing to pay for […]»