[proxy_user]

"Both he and O'Brien anticipate they may lose money during the first year of their new practice, but say the change will be worth it.

Hmmmm....600 patients times $1000 equals $600,000, plus what they collect from the insurance companies. How high could malpractice insurance and office rent be?

[goodnesswins]

Most of these types of docs do NOT deal with health care....you pay up front.....YOU get any insurance bennies.

[fireforeffect]

Do not forget other overhead items.

Staff (Nurses and sexataries) with insurance/workers comp charges (This includes him too).
Building rent.
business taxes.
Income tax (State and Federal)
Retirement accounts (IRA/Pension).

and all the other cost of running your own business.

[skippermd]

If you're an OB/GYN in the west, malpractice is upwards of $200k per year. You MUST REMEMBER THAT REIMBURSEMENT FROM INSURANCE DOES NOT INCLUDE SUPPLIES. So, everything your doc uses on you to sew you up may cost him $1k and he gets reimbursed only for the vist (say 20-30 dollars for 15 minutes for medicare).