Doug Lefton, MD, a family physical based in Fairlawn, Ohio, worked with Summit County Medical Society, LabCorp and PrePaidLab to set up a service that lets patients order lab tests through the medical society’s website. A lipid panel that would cost as much as $148 in Dr. Lefton’s region can be ordered for $18 on the site.
Physicians hope the service will decrease the number of uninsured and underinsured patients who forgo lab tests because of the cost.
Read the CNN report on online discounts for lab tests.
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