Can't tell if TIC, but the problem isn't the ins. adjustment or actual payments

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Feb 25, 2021
1:14:17pm

Doogal McCougar All-American

Can't tell if TIC, but the problem isn't the ins. adjustment or actual payments

That pretend $28K price tag is beyond ridiculous.

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Doogal McCougar

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Joined: Jun 14, 2012
Last login: Apr 17, 2024
Total posts: 15,546 (1 FO)

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How do docs make any money these days

OU Cougar

2/25/21 12:19pm

Doctors are one group I don’t feel sorry for when it comes to money

NottherealJWill

2/25/21 12:22pm

Almost anyone could be a doctor if they wanted to be

Jericho

2/25/21 12:26pm

Did anyone feel sorry for the Wall Street guys during the financial crisis?

NottherealJWill

2/25/21 12:30pm

I never said you should feel sorry for them

Jericho

2/25/21 12:33pm

I think doctors compensation is fine, but I don't think your assumption is true.

stenso

2/25/21 12:33pm

Not quite: 30+ new MD schools have opened in the US since 2000

2/25/21 12:56pm

please name one for-profit MD school

RushTheField

2/25/21 1:02pm

Cal Northstate University School of Medicine

2/25/21 1:08pm

I'm pretty sure most people go into a career hoping to make a good living. That

2/25/21 12:32pm

Is there a reason for them to be any different?

byu_coug

2/25/21 12:42pm

He’s a BYU guy so I hope he does well

OU Cougar

2/25/21 1:39pm

Yep, the special interest groups have done a great job limiting the supply.

Mitty

2/25/21 1:44pm

Do you want to send him a donation or something?

RexIdaCoug

2/25/21 12:25pm

How many other surgeries did he do that day? Also how many office visits have

airwolf

2/25/21 12:25pm

There’s the key

OU Cougar

2/25/21 1:20pm

Those are called physician kickbacks and they're illegal per the Stark law

2/25/21 1:51pm

I don't think they actually expect to ever get what they bill

Pedant

2/25/21 12:25pm

One quick example. Routine dermatology appointment. Insurance was billed $16k

Pedant

2/25/21 12:27pm

Nice try AMA...

stenso

2/25/21 12:26pm

RE: Nice try AMA...

TNT

2/25/21 12:30pm

How many doctors live in the poor part of town because they have to?

John Doe

2/25/21 12:32pm

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Crowgar

2/25/21 12:34pm

The amount that is billed doesn't matter that much. They nearly always know ahead of time how much they will be paid.

lightmann

2/25/21 1:04pm

Can't tell if TIC, but the problem isn't the ins. adjustment or actual payments

Doogal McCougar

2/25/21 1:14pm

No TIC. It was precisely 27,597.50 but the guy above explained it

OU Cougar

2/25/21 1:23pm

General Surgeons make 350k+ in the US. You don’t need to worry about him.

valleus

2/25/21 2:06pm

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