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Originally Posted by Hes
It is more complex than that. There is nothing stopping someone from charging much less, but it really drives the quality of care down. The Fee schedule is not something that has to be followed.
Exam Fee's help pay for good staff, new equipment and other aspects of overhead. Lowering the prices gives you an overall lower level of service/care.
It is certainly a balance though and i think Optometry strikes a pretty good one.
The office i work at in Strathmore can charge $25 less per exam due to lower staff costs and lower rent. My office here in a mall needs to charge more due to higher rent and higher staff costs. We also have to open longer hours because we are in a mall.
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So is the general idea that in the case of eye care, the patient can't reasonably differentiate between standards of care (for example, outdated equipment, missing the more modern tests) so the governing body tries to establish a reasonable minimum?
If that's the case, makes sense. If it prevents someone from having the above, and wanting to charge less, then it seems more....dental.