Comments on: One more reason to detest UnitedHealth http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html#comment-71665 Anonymous Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html#comment-71665 Even if they are a huge part of your business and you can't replace them with other business, then get a smaller office space and reduce staff to reduce overhead, see fewer patients, and spend the extra time with your family. Even if they are a huge part of your business and you can’t replace them with other business, then get a smaller office space and reduce staff to reduce overhead, see fewer patients, and spend the extra time with your family.

]]> By: Conciergedochttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html#comment-71661 Conciergedoc Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:48:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html#comment-71661 That's why I don't deal with insurers. It's harder, but the payoff is much better medicine. That’s why I don’t deal with insurers. It’s harder, but the payoff is much better medicine.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html#comment-71660 Anonymous Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:47:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html#comment-71660 very simple. All doctors shuold stop selling their soul just to get a "Pool" of patients. Rahter than crying about it after the fact, jsut imaging WHO would select Unitedhealth, employer or employee if their ACCEPTED lsit if doctros is about the size of a leaflet. If your a new doctor, don't get on their panel. If you already sold your soul, reevaluate if you really need their patients and then sign off on teh plan (or at least refuse to accept more). If you dependent on their patients, than it's tougher, but you can wean off. Take a course, add some ancillariesw to your practice, or add some procedures for your medicare base and you can make up the lost revenue. <br/>I'm starting my own practice but I will NOT follow what prior generations of docs did and jsut sign up indiscriminatly. I will moonlight, I will have my partner work, I will take a loan. But I WILL Build my practice carefully. It is my practice afterall, not any insurers. very simple. All doctors shuold stop selling their soul just to get a “Pool” of patients. Rahter than crying about it after the fact, jsut imaging WHO would select Unitedhealth, employer or employee if their ACCEPTED lsit if doctros is about the size of a leaflet. If your a new doctor, don’t get on their panel. If you already sold your soul, reevaluate if you really need their patients and then sign off on teh plan (or at least refuse to accept more). If you dependent on their patients, than it’s tougher, but you can wean off. Take a course, add some ancillariesw to your practice, or add some procedures for your medicare base and you can make up the lost revenue.
I’m starting my own practice but I will NOT follow what prior generations of docs did and jsut sign up indiscriminatly. I will moonlight, I will have my partner work, I will take a loan. But I WILL Build my practice carefully. It is my practice afterall, not any insurers.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html#comment-71650 Anonymous Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html#comment-71650 They can only do this to you as long as you are stupid enough to sign a contract with them. I no longer feel sorry for doctors stupid enough to sign away their freedom, and then complain about being treated like a serf.<br/><br/>People die for freedom, it is certainly worth losing a little business. They can only do this to you as long as you are stupid enough to sign a contract with them. I no longer feel sorry for doctors stupid enough to sign away their freedom, and then complain about being treated like a serf.

People die for freedom, it is certainly worth losing a little business.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html#comment-71636 Anonymous Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:13:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html#comment-71636 Do a quick analysis of your practice:<br/>How many of your patients are xyz?<br/>How much of your practice money comes from xyz?<br/><br/>Most docs quickley realize that a large patient volume makes up a small portion of the practice $ <br/>As long as you accept how they treat you expect to be treated poorly. Do a quick analysis of your practice:
How many of your patients are xyz?
How much of your practice money comes from xyz?

Most docs quickley realize that a large patient volume makes up a small portion of the practice $
As long as you accept how they treat you expect to be treated poorly.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html#comment-71634 Anonymous Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:51:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/one-more-reason-to-detest-unitedhealth.html#comment-71634 Not only that, but they (UnitedUnhealthcare) refuse to pay for any in-office lab tests done by the physician in his own office lab. Its time to circle the wagons fellow MD's and drop out of all HMO's, particularly UnitedUnHealthcare. Not only that, but they (UnitedUnhealthcare) refuse to pay for any in-office lab tests done by the physician in his own office lab. Its time to circle the wagons fellow MD’s and drop out of all HMO’s, particularly UnitedUnHealthcare.

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