Is it illegal for medical practioners to waive copay

[vikasintl]

This is not an answer to my question...

Do you work for free? Or should I guess that you get through life without working and take every benefit known because you are "owed" that?

You can guess what ever you want about me....that shows type of person you are...

But here is my opinion...

and yes everybody has to make living and pay bills and no one wants to work for free...but charges should be reasonable ...charging $2500 for an hour of your time...to me its outrageous and greed...

And this type of money is not for making a living and pay bills...its mostly for your own luxuries, vacation at others' pain..

 

[Antigone*]

You can guess what ever you want about me....that shows type of person you are...

But here is my opinion...

and yes everybody has to make living and pay bills and no one wants to work for free...but charges should be reasonable ...charging $2500 for an hour of your time...to me its outrageous and greed...

And this type of money is not for making a living and pay bills...its mostly for your own luxuries, vacation at others' pain..

<starts playing the violin>

 

[lealea1005]

And this type of money is not for making a living and pay bills...its mostly for your own luxuries, vacation at others' pain..

And you know this how??

S/he may charge that fee (and something tells me this was a sub-specialist) but how much of that fee, including your $800 co-insurance, does your insurance company actually pay them?

It's quite obvious you have no idea how much it costs to maintain a medical practice, salaries, equipment, malpractice premiums, billing consultant, license fees, rent, student loan repayment (think large mortgage payment), etc., etc.

 

[ecmst12]

Most likely the doctor doesn't even personally have anything to do with the money that comes into the practice, he is most likely an employee of the practice and receives a salary; the practice is a business and the income goes to cover expenses and generate profit for the owner....which is perfectly acceptable. Depending on the education and the equipment needed to perform whatever procedure is being performed during that hour, $2500 could be MORE than reasonable. Not to mention all the work that goes into a medical procedure before and after it's performed.

If you think the healthcare business is so lucrative, go ahead and buy stock in some medical practices in your area.