Do you feel like you are paying more than ever for routine doctor appointments? The ever-growing trend of hospital systems buying up physician practices and charging hospital rates, even in outpatient settings, leaves patients struggling.

A cast removal in a doctor’s office costs on average $43. But at a hospital-owned doctor location, it’s $298 – nearly seven times as much.
This added cost is a direct result of hospital ownership and ends up costing patients. The solution is simple: pay for the service you received, regardless of who owns the practice or where the service is performed.

Patients should not be forced to pay more for services they didn’t receive. Instead, we need to reform our healthcare payment system to ensure transparency and quality care.

Let us know if you agree!