The woman who will probably beat Reid says patients should 'barter' with doctors to bring costs down

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The story is here: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_04/023308.php

Sue Lowden is the leading Republican candidate for Senator in Nevada. She told the audience in a debate that, to control health care costs:

"...I would have suggested, and I think that bartering is really good. Those doctors who you pay cash, you can barter, and that would get prices down in a hurry. And I would say go out, go ahead out and pay cash for whatever your medical needs are, and go ahead and barter with your doctor."


The idiot probably meant 'bargain' or 'haggle,' which is stupid enough. But I wonder if she might not have something with the bartering thing. "I've got a tumor to come out, doc. How about, in exchange for surgery on my tumor, I'll build a two-story addition on your house. I'll paint it and furnish it if you'll throw in some chemo or radiation. What do you say?"