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["Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>]

> Many doctors and hospitals give 30 - 50% reduction in charges to people who
> carry no insurance. Why?
>
I don't know of a place where that is true. People who don't have
insurance are billed at a higher rate -- often substantially higher --
than people who are covered by insurance companies that have worked
out payment schedules with providers.

Marie