>Lasik vision correction is not covered by insurance.
>People pay out of their own pocket, and doctors compete on price, service and quality.
>* "Today, LASIK is done with a computer-guided laser. ... it cost $3,800"
>* "less than half the 1997 cost with a much shorter recovery time and lower risk of human error."
>* Forbes Magazine Mar 23, 2012
And in Canada, with a demonized socialized health care system we pay $390 per eye, down from $600 that was the cost when I came to live here in 1998.
http://www.lasikmd.com/vancouver/price-financing/price"Laser vision correction is also eligible for a provincial tax credit."
[Update]
Actually, I think you've got the wrong numbers, I see that in Syracuse, NY it costs $299
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