Talked with three Doctors I know during the day today. All are in the process of dropping all insurances and are moving to a cash only basis. They indicated many others are planning the same move.
Me and my doctor already did that. I get a nice 50% discount because I pay cash the day he provides his services.
Works very nicely for both of us. It's also the way it USED TO BE DONE many many years ago. Before Big Insurance and Big Hosptial became the way of the world.
Yes it is the way it used to be done.
And back then Doctors were the LOWEST PAID PROFESSION in America.
Without HC insurance, and/or government HC insurance, MDs and the HC establishment would be pretty damned poor.
You mean back when Doctors got into their profession to help people and not just for the money?