Patients in the Dark on Medical Costs, Study Finds

Wow - do yout think???  I've always encouraged my clients to shop for things like big tests, like  MRIs and Colonoscopies.  If you can get an anwer at all, what I find is that variances between facilities can be larg e.  For MRIs, it can vary $500 -- $1200 for the one test depending on where you go. It's ludicrous that in America we got to get medical services and either never ask what things cost, or just assume we'll find a way to pay.  do we do that at restaurants? NO!   Many medical tests are unnecessary anyway & they scare people into getting them - no questions asked.  There should be uniform 'base price' lists for certain procedures & that's it - very simple.  Read about the ABC broadcast about this issue here:

Patients in the Dark on Medical Costs, Study Finds