<prompt> Human: I have read several times online that you can ask to have medical bills reduced and a lot of offices will negotiate price. I have a medical bill from a little over a year ago that I asked about a price reduction and was told that a deductible cannot be reduced. Is this true or are they just unwilling to work with me?  <response>: Hospitals are sometimes bound by insurance agreements to charge the patient the insurance negotiated rate.Here is a good article on taking advantage of this the other way. Paying out of pocket instead of through insurance. Patients save money by faking no insurance 