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I hear this complaint often, but it's rather short-sighted. The majority of medical procedures are not 'critical' operations, as in dealing with unexpected and urgent medical conditions (car accident injury, broken bones, gunshot wounds). Most are scheduled operations planned days, or weeks in advance. These operations are the ones being targeted for shopping around for the best price. The unexpected, extreme injuries are why people need to have a high-deductible insurance policy, to cover such cases.