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"Dr. Smith said federal Medicare regulation would not allow for their online price menu.

They have avoided government regulation and control in that area by choosing not to accept Medicaid or Medicare payments."

This is simply not true. If they were undercutting Medicare with their pricing, the government would likely have issue with it (i.e. if they were contracted with Medicare but charging Medicare more than what they charge other insurers/patients - this never happens). But their pricing is multiple times what a Medicare claimant would have to pay, so it's a non-issue.

Take, for example, the One Medical Group. They accept Medicare and although the services they provide are limited to primary care, they are transparent with their basic fees. http://www.onemedical.com/nyc/pricing/insurance

Our own medical group is heading in the direction of transparent pricing as well, and we accept Medicare.