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"A growing number of doctors across the country are boosting revenue by asking patients to pay new fees for services they say insurance doesn't cover, insurance and physicians' groups say."
Doctors tack on fees for patients - USATODAY.com
Seeded on Mon Jun 7, 2010 9:14 AM EDT
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The extra payments include no-show fees of $30-$50 for missed appointments, widely varying charges for filling out health forms for school, work or athletic teams, and annual administrative fees of $35-$120 or more to simply be a patient in some practices, medical associations and doctors say.
Do they really need the extra income?
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#1 - Mon Jun 7, 2010 9:17 AM EDTIt sounds to me like they should be raising the price of some of the services insurance does cover. It sounds dumb to charge me $1000 dollars for surgery and then tack on $50 for filing. It should be part of the cost.
While my example is not precisely what is mentioned in the article it only illustrates that the line can move from what consumers thinks should be part of the bill to what doctors think should be part of the bill.
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it only illustrates that the line can move from what consumers thinks should be part of the bill to what doctors think should be part of the bill.
Exactly! Its like a hidden charge you didn't expect.
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part of the bill
this should really read "part of the surgical costs."
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I believe that my doctor has the right to charge me if I do not cancel my appointment 24 hours in advance. Time is valuable and they can use that time slot for another patient.
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#2 - Tue Jun 8, 2010 4:06 AM EDTI have no problem with this. Hell, it might make my wait time decrease.
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