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Re: CoPays - was - 4D ultrasound From: Anna Meenan, MD (annam@uic.edu) Wed Dec 24 07:04:47 2003 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Merry Christmas-chant de Noel" Previous message: Anna Meenan, MD: "Re: Merry Christmas-chant de Noel" In reply to: Joanne Bulley, MD: "CoPays - was - 4D ultrasound" A former receptionist from our office left and went to work at the veterinarian's office up the road. The next time I saw her she was telling me how much easier it is to collect the entire bill up front at a vet's office than it is to collect a measly ten buck co-pay at our office. Apparently everyone has their priorities. -- Anna Meenan, MD At Tue, 23 Dec 2003, Joanne Bulley, MD wrote: > >Yes - it S**KS! > >My policy is that they pay the copay AT the visit - or there is a $5 >surgharge. It is amazing how many suddenly "find" the cash - check - or >credit card! > >And they sign a consent to the billing policy that includes a fee if I >have to send them to collections. I used to use small claims courth - >which worked really weel - for very little $ - but then NH got this >weird governor - and the court staffs have been cut to the point where >they can only marginally handle the mandated cases. So I went to a >collections services - but the fee I tack on is equal to or greater than >what the service charges. > >Joanne > >At Tue, 23 Dec 2003, Gordon wrote: >> >>Does anyone find it peculiar that people are willing to spend $150 or more >>for an 'entertainment' ultrasound, but when you ask for the $10-$30 copay >>for an office visit once or twice a year or suggest testing that the >>insurance won't cover, they are offended??? What is that??? >> >>-- >>Gordon M. Goldman, M.D., FACOG > >-- >Joanne Bulley, MD >Keene, NH, USA > >----- >Work to create peace everywhere you go and with everything you do. >----- >Let us accept truth, even when it surprises us and alters our views. >-George Sand > Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Merry Christmas-chant de Noel" Previous message: Anna Meenan, MD: "Re: Merry Christmas-chant de Noel" In reply to: Joanne Bulley, MD: "CoPays - was - 4D ultrasound"

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