by Brian Rackham/KTAR (August 18th, 2009 @ 12:46pm)

MESA, Ariz. -- A Valley businessman claims he has an alternative to costly health insurance. Chad Harris is chief executive officer of the Mesa-based No Insurance Club. Unlike conventional health insurance, members pay for a certain amount of health care, up front. "What spawned it was people wanted to have a fixed price for a certain basket of visits -- once a month, say -- and certain baskets of services -- like strep, EKG, cholesterol, physicals -- all bundled for one price per year," Harris said on News/Talk 92-3 KTAR's Ankarlo Mornings. He said the company's prices are so low that Medicare and Medicaid participants are not eligible -- something he doesn't understand. "If I can save the taxpayers money by this doctor willing to see you for less than Medicaid, why can I not allow it?" he asked.