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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:09 PM Original message |
AMA issues first report card on health insurers |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Docs And Insurers Are Both Troublemakers |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. ? |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Part Of The Problem Is They Often Play Games With Billing |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. The average doc does not make anywhere near $200k/yr after expenses. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. There Are More Specialists Than GPs/FPs |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. I am married to a |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. FPs/GPs Median Is About $150k |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 08:43 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. No it is not a bad living |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. I agree that there are billing problems. Bill for a large amount, write off a good chunk. |
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eggplant (395 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. This seems a gross generalization |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Some Docs Are Excellent |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
26. You make a lot of generalizations that indicate you don't know what you are talking about. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. As a small business/health care provider, have had to bill 3 times, |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Do You Get Paid For Your Time? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I'm not a doc. See above for that "average doc makes" as nowhere near that. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Your Sources Don't Refute My Contention |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. If I had 3 wishes, I'd wish for |
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sakura (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Problem with your data... |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. True - But It Does Show That The Mean Is As I Described n/t |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. National Health Systems have much lower administrative expenses |
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Aragorn (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
15. physician income vs healthcare cost |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
17. Nice of the docs to always charge the insurance companies more than they would... |
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Aragorn (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. technically, |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:27 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. My wifes lab bills show otherwise. She received a blood test lab bill for $315 and... |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
23. Notice who has the BEST payment to doctors? |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 08:05 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. "98% for Medicare! No wonder the PNHP is gaining support! |
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