On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox <zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> sure doctors make more money. I just got my dentist claim summary back about > 2 days ago. My routine cleaning was a $45 charge. My insurance company said > that they only allowed $25. The dentist only got paid $25. Now, if I were > to go there without insurance and they said, "Ok, that will be $45" and I > said, "No, I only allow $25 for this procedure", do you think I would have > walked out of there only paying $25? This is an unrealistic analogy. Most healthcare providers who 'accept' insurance form certain carriers must agree to a certain rate for certain procedures. So, while the dentist may normally charge $45 for a cleaning, he has agreed to accept $25 for the procedure from your insurance company. I am sure if you tried to haggle for your teeth cleaning, you might find a dentist who would agree to those terms. -- Scott Stroz --------------- The DOM is retarded. http://xkcd.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:309618 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
