# Doctors slash patients' lab-test costs

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/doctors-slash-patients-lab-test-costs/43825>\
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**Created:** [December 9, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/doctors-slash-patients-lab-test-costs/43825 "2010-12-09T01:03:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mtnjim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mtnjim/32/2010_2.png) [@Mtnjim](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Mtnjim)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/doctors-slash-patients-lab-test-costs/43825/1 "2010-12-09T01:03:46Z")

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> Day after demoralizing day, Dr. Doug Lefton watched uninsured patients leave his office needing laboratory tests but unlikely to have them done because of the cost. “It’s a little heartbreaking when you have someone in your office and they need a blood test and they won’t do it because they can’t afford it,” Lefton, 56, said.  
> So the Fairlawn, Ohio, family physician decided to do something about it. Working with other doctors and an online marketer, Lefton devised a way to slash the cost of lab tests not only for his patients but for almost anyone, anywhere.

The rest of the story is at link below, for some reason this savings is no good in New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island.

[STORY](http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/12/08/low.cost.lab.tests/index.html?hpt=Sbin)

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**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/doctors-slash-patients-lab-test-costs/43825/2 "2010-12-09T22:28:14Z")

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Great story Jim. Glad to know there is a service since I am one of the uninsured in this country. Heavens forbid I every get hurt or sick, not only would I have to pay my own way, but would then have to take the time off of work and of course if I even get up to take a break that’s not paid, let alone off for a day. It’s a double whammy!

It’s good to know there are actually people out there who care enough to make sure affordable options are available. I wonder if that doctor also lowered his fees too?