> There's lots of regulation on health services (obviously, as there should be, because safety is important), but more importantly, when a person is sick or injured, they usually are not able to comparison shop.
this is absurd. there's plenty of spending that isn't in any hurry, and doesn't need to be. a couple of things off the top of my head; opthalmalogical checkups, having funny moles inspected/removed, annual exams of all varieties, vaccinations... the list is enormous.
> but even a relatively common illness makes comparison shopping unrealistic
take your GP's rates for the services you expect to need over the near year or two into consideration in advance when choosing them.
> Has anyone else had a doctor or nurse filed the wrong paperwork for a blood test...
maybe if you could check the price ahead of time, you could've checked that they wrote down the correct test?
this is absurd. there's plenty of spending that isn't in any hurry, and doesn't need to be. a couple of things off the top of my head; opthalmalogical checkups, having funny moles inspected/removed, annual exams of all varieties, vaccinations... the list is enormous.
> but even a relatively common illness makes comparison shopping unrealistic
take your GP's rates for the services you expect to need over the near year or two into consideration in advance when choosing them.
> Has anyone else had a doctor or nurse filed the wrong paperwork for a blood test...
maybe if you could check the price ahead of time, you could've checked that they wrote down the correct test?