With Doctor's private practice yes, they do that.. from Insurance Companies they only get about 20% to 30% of the "standard rate"..
It is the hospitals which have been the issue... they claim that their medicare payments are based on a discount schedule of the "Standard Rate".... Interesting to know.. BTW, what city are you in ? ... It could what we see is a Metro Area issue... Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet& Telecom On 7/31/2010 12:34 AM, Blake Bowers wrote: > We are cash pay. Regular DR visits are half of what the > quoted rate is. > > Hospital is pretty much the same way. > > > Don't take your organs to heaven, > heaven knows we need them down here! > Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Faisal Imtiaz"<fai...@snappydsl.net> > To:<wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 10:19 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] [WISPA Members] Health Insurance > > > >> That is very interesting... it is the first time I am hearing as such... >> Our experience has been on the contrary... Without the insurance >> company's pre-netogitated discounts, it is impossible to get a >> reasonable bill.. >> more like.. They stick to you as a cash paying customer.. >> >> Faisal Imtiaz >> Snappy Internet& Telecom >> >> >> >> On 7/30/2010 9:20 PM, Roger Howard wrote: >> >>> I had a friend who had a triple heart bypass. They gave him the bill >>> for loadsa money, assuming he would pay it over a long period of time. >>> When he said he was paying cash outright, it cost a tiny fraction of >>> the amount the bill was for. >>> >>> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
