Yes, You Can Pay Cash for Health Care. Even if You Have Health Insurance

Pam wanted to pay cash for her expensive medical tests but was told she had to use her health insurance. She pushed back and saved about $2,000.

Pam tagged me on Twitter last week with a frustrating and familiar problem.

She needed urgent and expensive medical tests and found she could save about $2,000 by paying cash instead of using her health insurance plan.

But the people at the medical facility would not let her pay cash. She pleaded with three different employees in the billing department. T…