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	<title>Comments on: Note to politicians: Balance billing is essential</title>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 19:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ah, yes, it&#039;s the doctor&#039;s fault.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course, in Massachusetts, the doctor can&#039;t bill a Medicare recipient more than the limiting charge, regardless of the doctor&#039;s participation or lack thereof......as a condition of licensure.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, yes, it&#8217;s the doctor&#8217;s fault.</p>
<p>Of course, in Massachusetts, the doctor can&#8217;t bill a Medicare recipient more than the limiting charge, regardless of the doctor&#8217;s participation or lack thereof&#8230;&#8230;as a condition of licensure.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 02:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You can only legitimately complain about balance billing bans for the government programs since you are free to accept on reject contracts with private payors.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Even with Medicare and Medicaid, as long as over 80% of the doctors play ball, complaints fall on deaf ears.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can only legitimately complain about balance billing bans for the government programs since you are free to accept on reject contracts with private payors.  </p>
<p>Even with Medicare and Medicaid, as long as over 80% of the doctors play ball, complaints fall on deaf ears.</p>
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