Is that in fact the case? I only go by what I read in the news, of course, but I had gained the impression it was more like "If you have insurance, price is $80 (insurer has collective bargaining power), if you don't, it's $250 (individual pays rack rate)"?
It seems to be true, in my experience. I have no idea why. However, that statement applies only to optometry, which is frequently separated from the rest of your health insurance. Again, I have no idea why.
It's a microcosm. Melanie found exactly the same thing with mamogram when we spent 5 years uninsured. $700. Oh wait, no insurance? $90. That is not a typo.
And I'm telling you why: nobody in the transaction has a motivation to keep prices down.
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