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Thu Nov-10-11 12:26 PM
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| 26. A lot is based on the insurance company's reimbursement schedule |
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It is different with each insurance company and different for different providers with the same insurance company.
My 20% was just for example.
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| -It’s Official. Medicare is on Death Row. Scheduled to Walk that Last Mile on December 31, 2011. |
McCamy Taylor |
Nov-10-11 07:04 AM |
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Recommended. |
NYC_SKP |
Nov-10-11 07:30 AM |
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not all doctors are overpaid |
alc |
Nov-10-11 07:42 AM |
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And they have to pay off their student loans as well |
n2doc |
Nov-10-11 07:52 AM |
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I know of no GP who can "barely make ends meet." |
WinkyDink |
Nov-10-11 08:35 AM |
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I Do n/t |
n2doc |
Nov-10-11 08:38 AM |
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I do. Me. But I choose to work at a public health clinic, because the poor and uninsured |
McCamy Taylor |
Nov-10-11 01:55 PM |
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you are absolutely right. |
tomp |
Nov-11-11 05:40 AM |
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Lately I've noticed more and more doctors without an office staff. |
emcguffie |
Nov-10-11 10:09 AM |
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So, are they going to send me a euthanasia pill so I can go |
Downwinder |
Nov-10-11 07:45 AM |
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What do you think? Pain is money in the bank for many doctors. |
Javaman |
Nov-10-11 09:14 AM |
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If you got caught in the back pain/medication cycle, go to |
JDPriestly |
Nov-10-11 11:21 PM |
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I think you missed the point. |
Javaman |
Nov-11-11 07:51 AM |
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"The Obama administration is doing everything it can." |
inna |
Nov-10-11 07:49 AM |
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Slavery is freedom. |
Javaman |
Nov-10-11 09:15 AM |
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You don't understand the meaning of overhead. There are direct costs and there are |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 08:02 AM |
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Sometimes I wonder how Dr.'s who take insurance make money. |
dotymed |
Nov-10-11 11:22 AM |
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You are right. The billing rate has nothing to do with the amount of reimbursement |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 12:28 PM |
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My wife does billing for her office - medicare is much less than 20% of private insurance |
joeglow3 |
Nov-10-11 12:19 PM |
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A lot is based on the insurance company's reimbursement schedule |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 12:26 PM |
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Overhead is salaries. Because of insurance demands, one doctor will need |
McCamy Taylor |
Nov-10-11 02:10 PM |
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Prepare to see more of this then |
Generic Other |
Nov-10-11 08:21 AM |
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Sorry , Doctors are not overpaid. Facilities, drug makers and insurance companies are. |
Firebrand Gary |
Nov-10-11 08:24 AM |
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Doctors deserve every penny they make/earn. Unless there are people here who think something |
WinkyDink |
Nov-10-11 08:37 AM |
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In 1997 there were nearly 800,000 iatrogenic deaths in the USA.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-10-11 09:29 AM |
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Recommend |
xchrom |
Nov-10-11 09:26 AM |
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Un recommend because the OP is oversimplified and does not represent reality. |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 10:38 AM |
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+1 |
Islandlife |
Nov-10-11 10:51 AM |
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Nov-10-11 11:19 AM |
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A little research and reading would not lead to the OP's conclusions. |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 11:37 AM |
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Still nothing to back up your words. |
Jakes Progress |
Nov-10-11 11:56 AM |
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Your not worth responding to anymore. You don't set the terms of a discussion. |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 12:04 PM |
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You're not worth reading anymore. |
Jakes Progress |
Nov-10-11 01:24 PM |
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Here is a paper I wrote explaining how Medicare reimburses a hospital for a bed day. |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 12:08 PM |
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So? What does any of that have to do with the OP? |
Jakes Progress |
Nov-10-11 01:26 PM |
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I recommended because views like yours are limited and inchoate. |
Jakes Progress |
Nov-10-11 01:36 PM |
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I never said that. You are arguing against a thing in your mind that doesn't exist. |
county worker |
Nov-10-11 03:37 PM |
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Then what was your post all about? Why fuss if you agree with the OP? |
Jakes Progress |
Nov-10-11 05:49 PM |
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Thank you, County Worker. Virtually everyone here is with you on that. |
JDPriestly |
Nov-10-11 11:33 PM |
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I have a Master Public Health and many years experience in both private and group practice. |
McCamy Taylor |
Nov-10-11 03:07 PM |
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But, but. She works in an office.... you know |
Jakes Progress |
Nov-10-11 08:27 PM |
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Text removed by DUer. Question answered. |
JDPriestly |
Nov-10-11 11:25 PM |
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We're still expecting Democrats to "do something about it " .... ????? |
defendandprotect |
Nov-10-11 01:34 PM |
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In general, doctors have figured out insurance isn't the way to go -- damaging to all of us .... |
defendandprotect |
Nov-10-11 01:38 PM |
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"Concierge" medicine is the next big thing. Docs closing their practice and providing care |
McCamy Taylor |
Nov-10-11 03:44 PM |
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It's natural progression --- an end result of the dollar bill chasing -- |
defendandprotect |
Nov-10-11 10:30 PM |
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dupe |
defendandprotect |
Nov-10-11 10:30 PM |
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I wonder how many med students would be black market doctors, not in a bad |
StarsInHerHair |
Nov-11-11 04:41 AM |
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Nov-10-11 03:10 PM |
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And so is Medicare |
rucognizant |
Nov-10-11 09:20 PM |
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My very, very elderly mom did not use Medicare until the past few years, |
JDPriestly |
Nov-10-11 11:37 PM |
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Doctors' and clinics have already seen a drop in income thanks to high out of pocket insurance |
dflprincess |
Nov-10-11 10:55 PM |
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Agreed. Becerra's wife is a doctor, but she went to medical school |
JDPriestly |
Nov-10-11 11:18 PM |
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Your impression of doctors is very dated |
SixthSense |
Nov-11-11 01:42 AM |
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I've watched doctors refuse to take on Medicare patients for a decade now. |
freshwest |
Nov-11-11 01:46 AM |
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Why the FUCK does anyone ever think that just hitting on providers will control expenses? |
eridani |
Nov-11-11 05:25 AM |
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