Comments on: It’s about time: Doctors starting to drop insurance http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/its-about-time-doctors-starting-to-drop.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/its-about-time-doctors-starting-to-drop.html#comment-82016 Anonymous Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:17:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/its-about-time-doctors-starting-to-drop-insurance.html#comment-82016 The average American would be able to get good medical care for a reasonable fee if the overhead expenses associated with billing insurance were eliminated. If you analyze what it costs in terms of paperwork, employee expenses, office equipment, etc. necessary to comply with the demands of insurance companies, this is easily one-third of total collections. The average American would be able to get good medical care for a reasonable fee if the overhead expenses associated with billing insurance were eliminated. If you analyze what it costs in terms of paperwork, employee expenses, office equipment, etc. necessary to comply with the demands of insurance companies, this is easily one-third of total collections.

]]> By: Pei Loohttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/its-about-time-doctors-starting-to-drop.html#comment-82006 Pei Loo Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:52:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/its-about-time-doctors-starting-to-drop-insurance.html#comment-82006 All of the above sounds good if you've got big bucks. But what about the average American trying to make ends meet in this cut-throat world.<br/>How's he/she going to cope with increased health expenses?<br/><br/>Does anyone really care? All of the above sounds good if you’ve got big bucks. But what about the average American trying to make ends meet in this cut-throat world.
How’s he/she going to cope with increased health expenses?

Does anyone really care?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/its-about-time-doctors-starting-to-drop.html#comment-81996 Anonymous Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:26:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/its-about-time-doctors-starting-to-drop-insurance.html#comment-81996 Sounds like the Simple Care concept is spreading.<br/><br/>See it here: ---><br/><br/>http://www.simplecare.com/ Sounds like the Simple Care concept is spreading.

See it here: —>

http://www.simplecare.com/

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/its-about-time-doctors-starting-to-drop.html#comment-81983 Anonymous Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/its-about-time-doctors-starting-to-drop-insurance.html#comment-81983 This move simply underscores the impractical nature of current insurance contracting. The entire concept of "in network" needs to be eliminated, with standard reimbursement to any physician, who is then free to set his own price. The balance is to be paid by the patient, who could shop for price if that is what is most important to a given individual. HSA-like accounts could be used to pay the difference between insurance allowable benefits and the balance due. It really is that simple. This move simply underscores the impractical nature of current insurance contracting. The entire concept of “in network” needs to be eliminated, with standard reimbursement to any physician, who is then free to set his own price. The balance is to be paid by the patient, who could shop for price if that is what is most important to a given individual. HSA-like accounts could be used to pay the difference between insurance allowable benefits and the balance due. It really is that simple.

]]> By: ERnurseyhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/12/its-about-time-doctors-starting-to-drop.html#comment-81981 ERnursey Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:47:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/12/its-about-time-doctors-starting-to-drop-insurance.html#comment-81981 Good old Blue Cross PPO, may they all rot in hell. Their approach to everything is to stall, obfuscate and deny. Good old Blue Cross PPO, may they all rot in hell. Their approach to everything is to stall, obfuscate and deny.

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