@miah if you have the ability to check it in advance when you're sending in the prescription, or can get a paper prescription, there's oftentimes at least one or two places running a sale for cheaper. Like today in my area it's Walgreens

@miah Prescriptions can be even weirder since the GoodRX price can oftentimes be cheaper than the insurance price, but then you're gambling that you won't hit your deductible.

@arichtman And you'd still need regular insurance if you want to be able to afford a specialist.

@arichtman There are the "concierge doctors" who you pay a subscription to and see as much as you need, but that's the domain of the upper middle class and wealthy to afford their rates.

Every time I look at (US Insurance) explanation of benefits and see shit like
$2000 billed by doctor
$200 allowed charges by insurance
$0 paid by insurance (because deductible or something)

So basically, the people who get REALLY fucked are the cash pay patients, but also, the insurance pays very little of the final bill. So the only point of the insurance in the first place is to keep from paying the absurd cash pay price? I don't understand. US healthcare fucks you no matter what you do.