@jeffw to BusinessEnglish • 1 month agoA big insurer backed off its plan to pay less for anesthesia. That’s bad.www.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square15arrow-up112arrow-down115cross-posted to: news
arrow-up1-3arrow-down1external-linkA big insurer backed off its plan to pay less for anesthesia. That’s bad.www.vox.com@jeffw to BusinessEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square15cross-posted to: news
minus-square@shalafilinkEnglish8•1 month agoYes, providers drive up costs. Because they have to over bill to make up for what insurance denies.
minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink5•1 month agoThey have to overbill so that when insurance says “We’re only paying you 15% of your ‘retail’ charge,” they can still get paid.
Yes, providers drive up costs. Because they have to over bill to make up for what insurance denies.
They have to overbill so that when insurance says “We’re only paying you 15% of your ‘retail’ charge,” they can still get paid.