Cvdoc wrote..

Really great stuff. I am a Cardiologist and my patients are always surprised when I promote this. Best thing I do.

Hope you don't mind I ask, but do you work independently, a group practice, or for a "vertically integrated" medical plan like UPMC?

The price differences are insane. HMO "Level 1-2" for a spine specialist might bill the insurance $220-300, while a PPO will be billed up to $600, no less than $500.

Many people who clamor for "universal care" will almost unanimously dislike vertically integrated plans, even though that is the "universal system" found in places like Italy.