Jonathan_Graehl comments on Procedural Knowledge Gaps - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jonathan_Graehl 09 February 2011 02:40:37AM 0 points [-]

I don't know about negotiating out of pocket price, but you should definitely get a significant discount from retail (just like the insurers do).

I would never see a doctor unless you had a reason to, even if it were free. This is based on a general belief that doctors have a high false-positive rate in recommending dangerous procedures (that are only warranted in case of true positives).