The prices are crazy because the insurance companies and government negotiate to pay a percentage of the cost.
Your copay and 80/20 insurance pays 20%. A 500 dollar MRI will be priced at 5000. You pay 20% which covers your MRI and an MRI for illegal alien. The insurance company pays 50 bucks or so and that’s a bit of profit.
The prices are crazy because the insurance companies and government negotiate to pay a percentage of the cost.
Your copay and 80/20 insurance pays 20%. A 500 dollar MRI will be priced at 5000. You pay 20% which covers your MRI and an MRI for illegal alien. The insurance company pays 50 bucks or so and that’s a bit of profit.