you can just look at your own bills and see what they insurance pays vs what is billed.
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Rick<[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> This is pure and true market failure: nobody is controlling doctor >>> bills and those who try are demonized. > > > I don't know about that... I am currently working with a client that does > bill review. When you look at an EOB you see a code for each procedure or > item that code is assigned by the state and has a maximum amount that can be > billed. What my client does is look at what is being billed and compare it > to the States max allowed (there are modifiers involved too). If it is more > it is adjusted then the Networks discount is applied to it reducing the bill > even more. > > > Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 11:08 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: PSA: So Much Misinformation > > > political correctness > > /me flees > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Scott Stroz<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dude..I gotta know, why you hatin' on doctors? >> >> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> As the President prepares to address the AMA - who opposes his >>> national healthcare plan - I've never heard more disinformation >>> including during the last elections. >>> >>> So as a public service: >>> >>> (1.) Doctors charge bills you can't afford so you buy insurance. >>> >>> (2.) Doctors charge bills insurance can't afford so insurance denies >>> coverage and tries to control doctor bill size. You get mad and ask >>> the government to pay the bill. >>> >>> (3.) Doctors charge bills the government can't afford so the >>> government charges your kids and grandkids (Medicare is underfunded by >>> ~$30 Billion compared to private insurance which is unfunded by $0.) >>> >>> This is pure and true market failure: nobody is controlling doctor >>> bills and those who try are demonized. >>> >>> And now those people who are shifting the bills to your kids are >>> claiming they want to "add competition" by "giving you a choice". >>> Gee, lessee, I can pay premiums to a plan that's 100% funded or I can >>> pay premiums to a plan that's not ... hmmm ... >>> >>> That's like saying US companies - constrained by environmental and >>> labor laws - should "compete" with Chinese companies who do not. >>> >>> What I do agree with is that you have to: >>> >>> (1.) Cover everyone, but only so that you can get everyone's costs "in > the >>> boat" >>> >>> (2.) Ration care or lower costs or both. There's no way around it: >>> either doctors have to lower their bills (and pay) or we need to >>> ration care. It's budget 101. >>> >>> (3.) Start incenting all constituents to lower costs and only >>> capitalism does that: doctors need to lower bills, adminstrators needs >>> to streamline, patients need to get healthier. >>> >>> or something. >>> >>> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298447 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
