Liberated from Insurance? Part 7- Group Buying Sites

So far in our series on being uninsured, we've talked about catastrophic situations, labwork, routine doctors visits, prescription drugs, and telemedicine. 

In this entry, I'm going to talk about group buying sites.  Often sites such as Groupon will have medical care advertised at a discount price. These sites can be helpful if you are looking for these services within the given time frame. There are eye appointments, dental care, and even doctors visits advertised. This is very controversial as you are picking a doctor based on price and not on reputation.

I admit. I bought a dentist appointment off of Groupon the other day. Actually I bought teeth whitening (which I really don't want), but it included a cleaning, exam, and x-rays in the price which was $50 cheaper than what MrLivingOurWay paid for the same thing recently.  It was a little scary when this office could schedule me a same day appointment and when I turned it down, could then schedule me a next day appointment.  However once we got there, the waiting room was full and they didn't end up being able to see me due to computer problems.  We had to reschedule the appointment so I'll update then. 

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