Controlling the cost of medical care

When your physician orders a test (eg, blood count, x-ray) do you ask what it will cost?
Always
Sometimes
Never

How do you mitigate the cost of prescription drugs?
I use generic drugs or office samples.
My health insurance has a prescription drug benefit.
I comparison shop at different pharmacies or use specialty Web sites.
I ration my doses.
None of the above.
A combination of the above.

The single initiative that would do most to stabilize health care costs while providing high-quality health care services is:
Consumer-driven health plans (eg, HSAs)
A single-payor system
Pay-for-performance programs
Putting a cap on medical liability awards to injured patients or their families