Table 1. Presentation of Provider Choice.

Text Presented to Respondents

“Your doctor offers either of two options: • You could go to the offices of Dr. Williams, [a hematologist-oncologist / NA], a specialist doctor who is trained to diagnose [leukemias / sleep disorders], or • You could go to the office of Med-X, which is built around a proprietary computer system designed to diagnose [leukemias / sleep disorders]. Your blood and genetic information would be drawn by a nurse, and the medical analysis would be done entirely by a machine using artificial intelligence (AI). With every case it sees from tens of thousands of patients worldwide, the AI system gets more accurate in its diagnoses. If you visit the AI clinic, your data will be de-identified and then become part of the system. [accuracy manipulation] Your insurance will only cover one of the services so you must choose which one to use to diagnose your possible [sleep apnea / leukemia]. Your out-of-pocket cost is the same either way. [other manipulations]”