“Start with practices that charge fees based on actual cost not inflated by government, insurance and lawyers.”
The cost is high because so many people must be treated for “free.” The cost of that treatment is spread among those who pay. “Insurance” dictates what the cost will be for “insured” patients so the excess cost there is also paid for by those who are citizens, have attachable assets and no “insurance” to protect them from being the lowest one on the chain.
No doctor can afford the liability of not having lawsuit insurance and that is probably a much higher cost than actual medical procedures. Any doctor who practices without insurance will be dead broke after the first, inevitable lawsuit.
The problem is government and laws, not medicine or “greedy” doctors.
There are membership practices with very low cost. Insurance is not an issue because membership excludes lawsuits. Free services are not free. They are subsidized by the gov at below cost. Medicaid does not cover the cost of the practice, factoring in reporting and billing costs.
Medicine is in chaos due absolutely to government intervention.
Obamacare is driving medical care into the basement. Costs are accelerating and care is being limited by government mandate.