Is it common practice for a dr to consult with another dr w/o your knowledge and then add $ to the next bill?
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This doesn't sound legit.  This is a way for him to pay for the trip.  If he called in a specialist to read an xray or a test result , that would be a different story.
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Go to see the financial couseler at the hospital. They found that I had a problem and couldn't pay so they paid 7000.00 for me. Then ask your doctor if you can set up payment plans through them. Some doctors will write it off and others just want your money.
907235
You do have the right to an itemized bill. You need to request it in writting and keep all correspondence. You can also work out a payment plan with most hospitals. Hospitals can charge whatever they want, but they must charge everyone equally. If you have an insurange that is accepted at that hospital, what the hospital recieves from your insurance is what the insurance company finds what they call reasonable and customary. so if the hospital charges 1200 for something and they insurance say well pay 780 and they accept this insurance that is what is paid to the hospital.
1021099
You can find out about the allowed fees a Doctor charges from the Medical Association. You can also file a complaint with the same organization of see if the doctors conduct is appropiate.\nGive them a call, the number should be in your telephone directory.
1142080
Place an ad on an online directory ASKING them.\n\n"Are you fed up with your current billing service?"\n\nTry here:\nhttp://dmoz.org/Business/Financial_Services/Medical_Billing/
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What exactly is the nature of the work that is being done to bring over the new clients? Sales calls and meetings? It sounds like the appropriate compensation would be a straight commission (assuming that there is a measurable, immediate sale involved). If the work is being done in YOUR office and especially if this resembles an employer/employee relationship, then certainly the expenses are your department, and there should possibly be a draw against commission as well (a base salary, and commissions are paid only when they are in excess of that salary).\n\nOn the other hand, if the associate is working in her own home or office, then the bills are HER legitimate business expenses which she can deduct from her taxes.
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DO NOT PAY THE DOCTOR UP FRONT! Let them bill the insurance first. Reason being - doctors can, in theory, bill whatever they like. What they get paid by an insurance company is a completely different matter. It's called "contracted rate" = meaning, it's a prenegotiated rate that's agreed upon between the doctor and the insurance company. A cash-paying patient usually pays more. For example - my office bills $80 for a general office visit. Insurance companies pay anywhere from $15-$35, plus the copay. (which is anywhere from $5-$25 - often, the more the patient pays, the less the plan does.) Now, if someone has a plan where this visit was to go to the deductible, the insurance would tell us to bill the patient, let's say, $55.01 = which is what the insurance would pay once the deductible is met. By the doctor's office billing the insurance first, not only do you not have to pay out the wazoo, the insurance will track how much goes towards your deductible. \n\nI have to tell you - $149 a month for insurance with a deductible is pretty good. Especially since chances are you're not going to meet the deductible that often, if ever. If your company offers what they call an HSA - a Health Savings Account - try to get in on that. That's where they take a portion of your pretax dollars and set them aside to use for medical expenses (you usually get a debit-type card) that the insurance doesn't cover - like deductibles. The only drawback is = at the end of the year, whatever money you don't use, you lose. \n\nTo expand on what Phoenix said - catastrophic medical bills can, and often do, bankrupt a person. A simple hospital stay can be $10,000 a day. I know someone who's stepson had cancer - they had good insurance and still ended up nearly a million dollars in debt for his treatment. Once you meet the deductible, you should not have much, if anything else out of pocket - since it's such a high deductible. (The only thing she was a little off about was the copay part - not everyone has copays, some plans have copays for office visits, but a separate deductible for any procedures like bloodwork or throat cultures. Some plans have deductibles for the hospital only, some have a deductible only if you go out of network. There's literally hundreds of thousands of plans out there with different variations. )\n\nI hope this cleared things up for you. Good luck! Stay well. =)
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dentist often hAVE PAYMENT PLANS OR SLIDING FEE scales just ask
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yes, if the barber was polite and focused on giving you the cut that you desire i think it is appropriate to give them a little tip. it shows that you have some class. lets say the cut cost you 12.99 and the barber gave you excellent customer service plus the cut you desired I would give him a twenty and tell him to keep the change. It isnt often that he gets a tip that big. You will put a smile on his face and will be remembered the next time. However if you just cannot afford to tip at least give a kind remark.
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I am a dentist.\n\nYou didn't pay $800 for two fillings.  You paid $800 for an office visit, x-rays, maybe some other services, and fillings.\n\nWhen you go to a physicians office, do you ask for an itemized list of everything you will be charged for?  Of course not.  So why would you expect this from a dentist?  He/she, like your physician, is running a doctors office and has to do multiple things to diagnose and treat your problem, and simply cannot take the time to explain every damn thing to you.  You seem to view a visit to the dentist like a trip to your auto mechanic.\n\nIt's your responsibility to ask.  You are the derelict who has financial woes and yet failed to ask, "Doctor, how much will this cost me?"\n\nFurthermore, it is your responsibility to know your insurance benefits, not your dentist's.  If you don't know, your dentist's staff would have been happy to determine this for you.  You, of course, failed to ask.\n\nI can understand you're upset with the bill.  But try to remember that your dentist did actually cure you of two diseased teeth.
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Your contract is complete.Bill your customer for it.Your next and subsequent contracts are totally divorced from the first. Invoice each completed contract.\nIf you wanna stay nice however, bill with the words "First contract complete.Subsequent contracts will be invoiced separately"\nBut, Hey! You should have made this clear when drawing up the contract(s). Your customer,department, should expect this\n\nSueter
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Tell him that you are just going to pick someone, participating or not, and send him the bill.  He is going to be legally responsible for the charges regardless of whether or not he authorized because the insurance is his and the decision to treat is yours (as custodial guardian).  Offer him the opportunity to give you the information so that you can try to choose someone that will cost him less money.  People will almost always respond to real threats to their pocketbook.
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The insurance company has what they call "Allowed amounts" or "usual and customary", which is the amount that they will pay on a service. Your copay or percentage/ded is part of that amount. The health care providers who are contracted as In Network Providers sign a contract with the health insurance to become part of the network. Those providers agree to take the allowed amount as payment in full for the services. Any amount they charge that is over that allowed amount is a write off for them. If the providers are not contracted with that insurance company, they can legally bill you for the amount over the allowed amount. The providers who are contracted get the advantage of advertising from the insurance company because they will be listed in your provider booklet or on your insurance company's provider directory on the website. They will get more patients from those searches than if they were not contracted, so the amount they have to write off is not a problem.
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To let you know the next time you pay an invoice, you can deduct the amount of the credit from what you're paying.
712998
You are allowed to request an MD when you call for an appointment.  If you are not listened to (i.e., in walks the physician's assistant into your exam), state that you will leave the practice if your wishes are not adhered to.  That will get the doctor iin the room and very likely the nurse will make a notation on your file that you want an MD whenever you call.  \n\nThe reasoning you can use is that you are paying for a doctor's professional training, so you want to see a doc.  It's not like they charge less for an appointment when you see the assistant, is it?
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This particular Dr may not be listed as in his own practice but may be listed as with a group and without that groups name you are pretty much sunk.....unless.....\n    Contact your local medical society as he may be listed there.\n     Check with your local hospital in the administration dept.  If that particular doctor has practicing privileges there it will be in his name and not that of the group in which he works with.......Good Luck
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It will depend on what the treatment is, what your insurance provisions are, and how your doctor codes it to the insurance company. They may pay for your office visit fee but not the actual treatment itself.