12 Mar 2017 4:02 pm
That is just idiocy. What is not considered is the cost of doctor's offices. Insurance companies have doctors caught between their malpractice insurance and what patients insurance companies pay them. When you go into a doctor's office look around at all of the office help and equipment. The doctor's and nurse practioners have to support the office rent, utilities, equipment, salaries and benefits of all of the overhead workers. To reduce the overhead per doctor there are usually a few doctors in the office. A doctor who was a friend told me he had to see 30 patients a day to break even in an office with 4 other doctors. Medical professionals are forced to employ people whose job it is to meet the government requirements of HIPPA and billing requirements of insurance companies, Medicare, and Medicade. It is a nightmare of paperwork with a ton of codes required to correctly fill them out. There is a 1 year class to learn how to correctly use the codes!!#ShePersisted » 12 Mar 2017 10:54 am » wrote:
None of this was considered in this document!!