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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Something to watch out for is that certain hospitals (especially teaching hospitals that serve a lot of highly needy patients) really squeeze insured patients to make up for all the free care they provide. If you have a standard insurance, it can be totally fine—the hospital is in network and so I don’t pay any more than I would anywhere else. But if you have a HDHP, you are going to be paying a lot more of the jacked up prices.

I agree that HDHP can be cost effective if you keep in mind the premium savings. But you do have to be cognizant of healthcare prices with them (which is by design). [/quote]

If the hospital is in network with your insurance, you still get to pay the same “agreed to rate” that your insurance pays. You don’t pay more. If a procedure/test is $1200, but your insurer agrees to pay $800, you would only pay the $800 on an HDHP as long as you stay in network.[/quote]

The funny joke is that if you ask what discounted cash price is for the test/procedure it can cost you less than what you pay towards your deductible based on the "negotiated" discount of your insurance plan.  If it costs more, it's only a little bit more which is still not going to justify paying expensive premiums.  It's basically a very expensive catastrophic insurance plan.

Overinflated prices shown on your bill are complete racket and not what they would charge to a cash patient.  This happened to me personally and there are many social media videos on this with people going through their medical bills and comparing discounts provided by insurance with the cash patient discounts medical providers give you.  
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And the won’t let you pay the cash price if you have insurance.[/quote]

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