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Re: Article-'Some Doctors Letting Patients Skip Co-Payments From: Joanne Bulley, MD (islesannie@yahoo.com) Sat Dec 27 16:44:14 2003 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Ngangom Aboi: "specialist training in usa and uk" Previous message: ENDODOK@aol.com: "Re: GYN: Residual uterine tissue after subtotal hysterectomy" In reply to: GIN11153@aol.com: "Article-'Some Doctors Letting Patients Skip Co-Payments" Next in thread: Jay Kulkin: "Re: Article-'Some Doctors Letting Patients Skip Co-Payments" My office has a written policy (that they sign when filling out their info ang etting the HIPPA paper) that they HAVE to pay the co-pay at time of service. In addition to it being possible to charge us with fraud, many insurance companies even have a line that they can cancel the patient's insurance if they aren't paying the copays. I also charge a $5 (I think) service fee if they don't pay the copay that day. It is amazing how many run back to their car to get their purse or credit card. Before the policy and fee for billing - it was amazing (well ... not really) how many people came in and said "oh I forgot my purse" ... yeah right - women don't usually forget their purse when going out! They also forget to bring in their insurance card - then are mad when they get the bill for the visit because we didnt' have the right info! Joanne At Sat, 27 Dec 2003, GIN11153@aol.com wrote: > >Some Doctors Letting Patients Skip Co-Payments > >December 27, 2003 >By MILT FREUDENHEIM > -- 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: Ngangom Aboi: "specialist training in usa and uk" Previous message: ENDODOK@aol.com: "Re: GYN: Residual uterine tissue after subtotal hysterectomy" In reply to: GIN11153@aol.com: "Article-'Some Doctors Letting Patients Skip Co-Payments" Next in thread: Jay Kulkin: "Re: Article-'Some Doctors Letting Patients Skip Co-Payments"

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