So for a doctor to prove you cannot collect $15 you have to spend $36-$51 (and they say doctors are bad business people). If you ask the hospital or any government entity what it costs to generate an invoice you will get a number between $12-$17. The rules state that for a doctor to prove a patient couldn't pay they must invoice the patient 3 times and take all necessary measures to collect, which could include turning the patient over to a collection agency.
BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ MD LICENSE
If one of the biggest concerns in healthcare is the cost, why would medicare invoke a penalty of $10,000 and possible loss of license if a physicians waives the patients $15 copay? They claim inducement of referral yet regardless of which doctor the patient sees the fee is fixed to the code. #medicine #healthcare #doctors #value #worth #physiciansĪny one who thinks that these types of articles aren't purposely put out to divide the patient from the doctor is kidding themselves. In the meantime, let others talk the talk - we'll walk the walk. I suppose we might find out if that's true. There seems to be a growing sentiment that doctors are a replaceable part of the problem. The real shame is that these stories continue to erode trust between doctors and patients and contribute to division within the profession - not coincidentally at a time when healthcare workers face amongst the highest rates of workplace violence. There's no need to fall into the trap and rehash the same flawed arguments that always permeate these articles. The headline could have just as easily read: "How Much Money Do Doctors Make and Why Isn't It Enough to Keep Them from Walking Away?"
Devaluation is driving burnout and causing many doctors to consider leaving medicine altogether. More and more, that value is being co-opted. Like the system or not, doctors generate a tremendous amount of value in American healthcare. Even less so if the work is done with a strong moral compass and sense of ethics (If it isn't, you're probably not going to feel guilty anyway - medicine has its fair share of bad actors like every other industry). No one should feel guilty about being rewarded for hard work, sacrifice, and years spent learning a craft (at significant opportunity cost). The original headline was: "How Much Money Do Doctors Make and Why Is It Such a Lot?" - which seems to have been changed to the slightly less inflammatory: "The average doctor in the U.S. The reaction is understandable - docs lack a unified voice and coordinated PR teams.Ī few days ago, an economist analysis of doctors' income was published in the Washington Post. "proceduralist" compensation debate (as if value is a zero-sum game). There is occasionally in-fighting, particularly the PCP v. When these studies/stories emerge, docs come out in droves to go on the defensive. Often, they further inflame anger at the American healthcare system (specifically towards docs). Economists, the NYT, and the WaPo enjoy poking at physicians with provocative stories of doctors' salaries, relationships with industry, and perverse FFS incentives.
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