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Medical practice growing after refusing health insurance
WFAA8-ABC ^ | 12/10/2014 | Jason Whitely

Posted on 03/02/2015 9:58:56 AM PST by Baynative

MRIs cost about $4,000, but his patients pay $400 CT scans are $2,000 with insurance, he said, but are $300 through his practice X-rays are usually $500, but priced at $60 at Pinckney's clinic, the results of which he can check on his smartphone

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My wife saw this doctor on a Vista Print commercial and wondered if he was real. What we learned was uplifting.


1 posted on 03/02/2015 9:58:56 AM PST by Baynative
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To: Baynative

He’s not alone. My family doctor doesn’t take insurance... he got tired of dealing with their hassles. He has a monthly fee, with a discount for families, and unlimited visits. He makes house calls if necessary. He’s been doing it this way almost 8 years now.


2 posted on 03/02/2015 10:03:03 AM PST by DesScorp
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To: Baynative

My minor operation went from $6,000 to $1600.

1) paid cash

2) When doctor had a slow period.(10 days later)


3 posted on 03/02/2015 10:03:19 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Baynative

We have not had health insurance since January of 2014. My wife needed a cyst removed from just inside one of her lips. The total cost was $385, all inclusive, but since we were not using insurance, she paid it in full with Amex for $104.

The number of stories with these percentages (even when talking thousands of dollars) are legion. The whole health insurance thing is a scam.


4 posted on 03/02/2015 10:09:38 AM PST by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: Baynative

bmp


5 posted on 03/02/2015 10:11:27 AM PST by gattaca (Republicans believe every day is July 4, democrats believe every day is April 15. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Baynative

I am absolutely certain that having established government (ie. political) control of the insurance market, cash-only or direct-pay clinics will eventually be banned. We will be told they are “too unregulated,” “too dangerous to people’s health.”


6 posted on 03/02/2015 10:17:07 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Baynative

Look for the government harassment to start until he gets his mind right.


7 posted on 03/02/2015 10:19:00 AM PST by headstamp 2
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To: stephenjohnbanker

I had (and have) no insurance and required surgery to repair
severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

I found an orthopedic surgeon who would take cash.

I was informed that the procedure would have run $5,600
if I had insurance.

Cash - $1,932 for everything - surgery, office visits, follow up, etc.


8 posted on 03/02/2015 10:19:36 AM PST by LFOD (Formerly - Iraq, Afghanistan - back home in Dixie.)
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To: LFOD

It makes a huge difference, doesn’t it? Mine was a top rated doctor, as well.


9 posted on 03/02/2015 10:21:16 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Baynative

The other added benefit is that your claim or medical record is not submitted to the insurance company w/o your consent. If you have a very high deductible and co-pay, you probably should not your claims and records to the insurance company.
The point is that you can maintain confidentiality of your medical records. This is not of trivial concerns if you want to keep your guns, guard your identity or maintain employment. Remember Anthem recently had a security breech. Most independent third party free doctors keep paper records or if they use electronic records, they will not be hooked up with any insurance companies or the government.


10 posted on 03/02/2015 10:21:45 AM PST by grumpygresh (Democrats & GOPe delenda est. President zero gave us patient zero.)
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To: headstamp 2
Look for the government harassment to start until he gets his mind right.

Government is the least of his problems. He's a bigger threat to the insurance companies and the medical provider companies.

11 posted on 03/02/2015 10:23:17 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: PGR88

That’s what happened in England. Eventually private medical came back, but was strictly regulated.


12 posted on 03/02/2015 10:23:48 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Baynative

Bookmark


13 posted on 03/02/2015 10:31:16 AM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: DoodleDawg

“Government is the least of his problems. He’s a bigger threat to the insurance companies and the medical provider companies. “

Exactly, the government.


14 posted on 03/02/2015 10:53:41 AM PST by headstamp 2
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FReepers, Let's GIT_R_DONE!

Less than $4.5k to go!!

15 posted on 03/02/2015 11:11:50 AM PST by RedMDer (Keep Free Republic Alive with YOUR Donations!)
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To: Baynative

bkmk


16 posted on 03/02/2015 11:13:54 AM PST by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: Baynative

I had an MRI on my shoulder. I pay 20% of cost after the deductible is met, which it isn’t usually, but happened to be when I needed the MRI. The imaging center “charged” insurance something like $2000. The insurance “negotiated rate” was $350, of which I paid $70. I do not understand this practice. The imaging center knows how much insurance will pay, why inflate the price? Why the game?

I was seeing a chiropractor to help rehab my shoulder. I only get so many visits per year covered by insurance. At the very end of last year my number of visits had all been used and the chiro tried to tell me that they would have to charge me a higher rate. We discussed it and they then decided they could charge me the same amount as when insurance covered it. I held that they should charge me less as they were receiving cash and had no paperwork to do. They finally agreed.


17 posted on 03/02/2015 11:27:15 AM PST by Roos_Girl (The world is full of educated derelicts. - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: Baynative

When I first saw the Vista print commercial I thought he made the leather products that he had his Vista business cards displayed in.
Saw the same commercial yesterday and noted his business card had “Doctor” on it. I wondered what kind of doctor he was.


18 posted on 03/02/2015 11:32:40 AM PST by funfan
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To: DesScorp

The thing is if you have to pay a monthly fee of $200.00 or 300.00 that that is 2400.00 or 3600.00 then you will get charged a penalty if you do not have Obamacare which could be next year based on an income of 35K $1,000.00. I guess it is still cheaper than a mandated insurance policy. What happens if you have to have emergency surgery?


19 posted on 03/02/2015 11:39:42 AM PST by funfan
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To: Jewbacca
That’s what happened in England. Eventually private medical came back, but was strictly regulated.

Can't have the Peasants getting all uppity now can we?

20 posted on 03/02/2015 11:42:55 AM PST by DiogenesLamp
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