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Re: Insurance (long) From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (garrys@mindspring.com) Tue Sep 4 09:33:36 2007 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Maternal Mortality Rate In U.S. Highest In Decades, Experts Say" Previous message: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Re: Bicornuate versus Septate uterus" In reply to: FRANCES WREN: "Re: Question Sheet For ABOG Book" Marilyn: If they have insurance or Medicaid, I must take full advantage of the benefits allowed. If they don't, of course I can modify what I do. Duh--of course I know that taking the IUD out takes one extra minute, and doesn't add to overhead (except instrument processing). Garry At Mon, 3 Sep 2007, Marilyn Ringstaff wrote: > ><<I know that the CPT rules allow various modifiers to allow two >services >>on one visit, but our experience is that we aren't paid uniformly, have >>to appeal, get denied, etc. Maybe we are doing it incorrectly, but this >>solution is pretty simple and seems to work for us. Of course, we >>realize that it is NOT convenient for the patients, but my partner and I >>feel we have no choice but to maximize our reimbursement given today's >>climate. >> >Garry: We have a lot of women in Georgia struggling to meet their >co-pays, (not to mention gas, daycare and time out of work to keep >appointments) who bounce back and forth between private practice and >public health. Please keep in mind the burden that it places on public >health if the private sector doesn’t do simple procedures it could >easily do in one visit. I frequently see patients who need an IUD >removed, etc. and a private gyn wants to charge her some outrageous fee >for it and wouldn't do it at the time of her pap. Takes me five minutes >and no overhead expenses for doing so. The lights are still on, barely, >in public health, but we can’t take up the slack forever. Marilyn > >-- >Marilyn Ringstaff, CNM, JD >Rome, Georgia > -- Garry E. Siegel, M.D. Private Practice Roswell, GA Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Maternal Mortality Rate In U.S. Highest In Decades, Experts Say" Previous message: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Re: Bicornuate versus Septate uterus" In reply to: FRANCES WREN: "Re: Question Sheet For ABOG Book"

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