Patients Seeking Cheaper Care Are Soliciting Bids From Doctors Online

Francisco Velazco couldn't wait any longer.  For several years, the 35-year-old Seattle handyman had searched for an orthopedic surgeon who would reconstruct the torn ligament in his knee for a price he could afford. 

Out of work because of the pain and unable to scrape together $15,000 - the cheapest option he could find in Seattle- Velazco turned to an unconventional and controversial option: an online medical auction site called Medibid, which largely operates outside of the confines of traditional health insurance.

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Originally published by the Washington Post