Re: another example of our poor position
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Fri May 7 07:45:33 2004
Rich
not to mention if you're in arrears for those country club dues or the
porsche lease payments (TIC)
At Thu, 6 May 2004, Richard Chudacoff, MD wrote:
>
>I just discovered (always the last to the club) that when someone applies
>for a loan, healthcare debt is not considered a negative. In other words,
>the financial institutions care not that patients may owe thousands of
>dollars to physicians or hospitals, but hell if someone will ever get a car
>if their JC Penny bill for $87 dollars is 90 days past due. Seems to me that
>this issue that needs attention. Perhaps then we may get fiscal respect when
>it comes to dealing with patient balances and insurance reimbursements.
>
>--
>Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG
>
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art fougner, md
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