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In This
Issue ·
Ultrasona
Ribbon Cutting ·
Communicate
with Cynthia ·
A Little Bit
of Humor… E-Mail
cynthia.davis@house.mo.gov Find me
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Ultrasona
Ribbon Cutting
Representative
Davis with the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce and staff of Ultrasona
located in the
Plaza at Hutchings Farm on Highway K in
O’Fallon at their ribbon cutting ceremony. Ultrasona offers affordable access to
superior prenatal ultrasound. They perform medical diagnostic scans,
including three and four dimensional ultrasound imaging. Patients enjoy
friendly faces from both staff and their unborn babies.
While at the ribbon cutting, I asked
the owner, Michelle Huesemann, about her billing practices. They do
not go through the red tape procedure of billing insurance
companies. Everybody who wants to get a look at the baby just pays
for it. A very refreshing concept. And the price?
Ultrasounds start at $50 dollars to get your first peek at your new
baby. What a deal. This is proof that the enterprising spirit
of We will never drive healthcare costs
down so long as we have outside parties providing the main method of
payment. It anesthetizes the consumer to the costs of
healthcare. When the consumers don’t know or care about the price,
there is no incentive to economize. Our current system encourages
over-consumption of services and reduces the desire for the providers to
lower their prices. Most providers offer a “special discount” to the
insurance companies and the people left paying full price are those
unfortunate ones with no insurance at all. We have created a system
that allows the poorest among us to pay the highest amount. How fair
is that? So long as we defy the principles of free markets, our
system is doomed to many more financial hardships and
disappointments. On the other hand, I am so impressed
with of all our business owners who remain undaunted by the economic
conditions. Most of the businesses I know are struggling, yet
committed to toughing it out. It is great we are still having ribbon
cuttings in O’Fallon. Those in the private sector boldly stand as a
statement that our free markets are still functioning. I am proud of
all of you! Your
thoughts are important to me, so please let me know what you think we can
do to solve the problem of rising healthcare costs. You can send me
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