I don't know, getting people to prioritize their wallet over their health seems like a bad solution. Maybe we should actually work on reducing the high prices instead of scaring people away from seeking medical care due to those high prices.
Right. The real solution is to be more like the rest of the modern world. Let drug prices be negotiated in bulk by your government, so that you can focus on being healthy.
I just don't believe the U.S. is capable of such significant change. So maybe one thing at a time.
Awareness of pricing will be the single biggest contributer towards reducing price. If I'm only aware of the price after services rendered how am I supposed to discriminate among my options?
Does this really increase awareness of pricing if the price displayed is only the worst possible situation in which the person has no insurance? Most people don't care what their insurance company is charged, they only care about the amount they personally are charged.
I also have a hard time believing that the reason prices haven't gone down is due to some overall lack of awareness of the problem.
