[therut]

I have patients that gripe when my front office asks them for their 5 dollar co pay. We found out if we do not get the 5 dollars up front many will not pay. Sad but True.

[Kimmers]

My husband called me one day to tell me that women pay more to have their nails done than Medicare/Medicaid will reimburse him for office visits....cost of the nails? $15.00

Do we also need to discuss the cost of malpractice insurance?

Then in 2003 the vice president of Clarian took home 2.26 million dollars while most of the doctors salary steadily declined in that corporation.

[Apple Blossom]

Their failure to pay you their copay is in violation of their employers agreement with their health plan. This can be reported to the insurance company, and will be enforced by them, even if that patient or employer is dropped from their coverage due to their non-compliance.

I am a billing manager for a physican, and have had similar problems in the past. Irks me to no end that people will pay more for a haircut than they will to go see their doctor.