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This is a start but will be useless unless how these published prices are arrived at are regulated so they can’t be gamed behind discounts, copays, deductions, insurer discounts, tacked on items, etc. It’ll be like buying a mattress and trying to do price shopping.

The published prices will need to have a readily useful and predictable meaning and interpretation.

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Exactly. As it is, everytime we end up with a sizable bill I call and ask for a discount, and right away they tend to give a 10% pay in full discount. I've seen this through different providers and insurance plans. I would have never thought about it until someone suggested it to me.

Hah, yeah, I even pad my product prices so that when I run a sale, I still get my profit.

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