I have recently been researching the costs of certain drugs and procedures and I have found a flaw in the idea that we can reduce costs through competition, an additional flaw beyind the fact that people really aren't shopping for price when they do shop, they are shopping for compatibility in outlook, perceived quality, and sometimes closest services if it's an emergency.
But beyond that --- providers don't publish their prices. Sometimes it is possible, if you are diligent, to find out what Medicare thinks the service is worth. But that is not what an individual would pay. Perhaps I am missing something, but I don't think so. Let's take for example Nexium. Can anyone find a link for what this costs at your local pharmacy? The official web page talks about "average co-pay." What about oh, a simple xray of an arm or a leg? A CAT scan of the chest? If I missed something simple because it was late and I was frustrated, fine -- I will be glad of the clarification. If not, I think that this theory is dead in the water. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:301330 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
