And I have to remember -- I have to remind them that we actually have sort of a comparison.

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One could also ask what sort of insurance policies the people who expect others to comparison shop for medical services have, and if they have ever actually had to do medical price checking themselves.

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The sort of price and quality information that could let a patient comparison-shop isn't yet readily available.

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