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by dmd149 4734 days ago
So, I've had this idea for a while and I'm wondering why no one has done it yet:

An Expedia for health care services.

You pop in your zip code, the service you need (if you know it), and out comes a list of hospital and doctors with prices for that particular service.

I imagine you could start very simple: call 50-100 clinics and ask how much they would charge for a simple checkup, upload it, see how many people start booking doctor visits via your site.

Check out Zoomcare:

http://www.zoomcare.com/info/services-prices

I went there in Portland and service was great! I loved the transparency. I just wonder why more independent clinics aren't trying this.

Is there some major legal obstacle I'm not seeing?