Discount for patient with high DED
Hello, group,My provider has a pt who has $5,000 in DED unmet.Doctor( chiro with Demo) performed a long treatment course.But pt can't pay that much.Can Doctor offer any discount towards her DED.Pt in...
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Here's a copy of the OIG's ruling on the matter. You will note it states "hospital" but the OIG later confirmed the same rules apply to any provider type.The OIG is only concerned with "routine"...
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If you want to give your patient a discount, then I think it is wrong to bill their insurance, in this case. When you bill the insurance, and the insurance puts it to deductible, then they expect the...
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Based on my experience with patients with very high deductibles, first, they pay almost nothing in premiums. This is why they selected the plan with high deductibles. You and I may pay $250 per month...
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If the premium is high then the ded is obviously going to be low. The patient pretty well knows this. Sometime back we had a patient asking for a discount in the ded amount. But our doc refused to do...
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Choice? Yeah, cuz EVERYBODY has the income that allows them to choose a low deductible with a $500/mo (or more) premium vs a high deductible with a $200 premium! Because everyone can just quit their...
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I realize insurance is quite expensive. My company struggles to pay 100% of the cost for our employees. However, the patient knew what the deductible was going to be. In my opinion they should have...
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Thank you for all your answers. But I really believe that It could be some form that confirms that Doc gives discount do Pt if he/she is in financial needs, If discount already provided by New...
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I don't think its legal not to bill ins, but charge pt.
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If the provider is not contracted with the patient's insurance, you do not have to send a claim. That is a patient responsibility per their contact. You can collect 100% of your charges from the...
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Unless it's Medicare, work comp, or other "legal" involvement, the patient can certainly elect not to use their insurance and just be private pay.They can also go to a clinic with a sliding scale fee,...
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