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					Originally Posted by  PRBuzz
					 
				 
				Remember insurance companies are the classic 99% (more like 80%) business model:  99% pay and get nothing back. 
 
Medical service paybacks are all negotiated between the providers and insurance companies (each ins. co. likely reimburses differently) to "usual and customary" for a given area of the country, procedure ,etc. 
			
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 Obviously the hospitals and doctors are making a good profit by doing this, and are gouging everyone else.  It's not like you can shop around for a better price...