Bill and I (and many of my clients) have an HSA-qualified high deductible health plan. The premiums are wonderfully low, but of course we had to give up a few things to get those low premiums - like office visit and prescription drug copays. We have found it an excellent trade-off. (And, by the way, we do have full coverage for our annual physicals.)

What hadn't occurred to me was how differently doctors tend to practice medicine when there aren't any copays. A key part of this has been that...
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