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Archive Home > 2012 > June > 21 > For cash price, it’s don’t ask, don’t tell

For cash price, it’s don’t ask, don’t tell

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
June 21, 2012

It’s the health care version of “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”

Patients have learned that in many cases, physician offices and hospitals offer a lower cash price to those without insurance. But once you let a provider know you have insurance coverage, the provider may be obligated to bill the company....

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