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> One isn’t charged until afterwards

This is not a universal billing practice, often clinic visits are billed upfront before meeting with the provider.

arjie 3 months ago [–]

Let me amend it to indicate the uncertainty I intended here by saying “often”. Most of my experience with US healthcare is with San Francisco and Austin, so readers may wish to adjust their view based on that.

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