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MediXall.com Launches Its Healthcare Marketplace to Make the Affordable Care Act (ACA) More Affordable for Consumers
MediXall.com Launches Its Healthcare Marketplace to Make the Affordable Care Act (ACA) More Affordable for Consumers.
About this update from Medixall Group, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nFort Lauderdale, FL, Sept. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE  -- MediXall Group Inc., (OTCQB: MDXL), a technology and innovation-driven organization structured to bring effective change to the U.S. Healthcare Industry, is pleased to announce today that the company has launched MediXall.com to uninsured and high-deductible consumers throughout the state of Florida. This first full-featured platform launch will focus on Radiology Full Diagnostics, which includes MRI, CT, PET, X-rays, ultrasound, mammogram scans and more. MediXall.com will subsequently be rolling out an extended list of in-demand medical and dental specialties in the near future. \n Radiology diagnostic imaging centers became the initial specialty for the full launch because MediXall’s research indicated this sector of the healthcare industry suffers the most serious pricing discrepancies, thus, acutely in need of a pricing transparency intervention. In Florida, prices for MRIs, PET scans, CT scans, X-Rays and other diagnostic imaging services can vary widely, within a town, or county—without necessarily any real difference in the quality of outcomes as well. For example, MRI costs can range from $400 to over $3000 for the same service within South Florida. In addition, increasing numbers of patients go without insurance entirely, thinking their healthcare needs would not justify the expense of an insurance premium. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, over 48% of this state’s population between the age of 18 to 64 in 2017 was reported to be uninsured, or struggling with a high deductible insurance policy, leaving patients paying cash for medical imaging services that they cannot evaluate or comparison-shop, due to lack of available information.  The Company’s initial Diagnostic Imaging focus was exponentially accelerated by a partnership with CoreChoice, Inc., the nation’s leading specialty network for diagnostic radiology, neurodiagnostic testing, and interventional pain management, which exists to increase consumer access to high-quality and low-cost services for the self-pay and underinsured market across the country. With over 22,000 radiology providers and facilities in the CoreChoice network, the partnership will create one of the nation’s largest networks of affordable,...