jeffw@lemmy.world to Business@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoA big insurer backed off its plan to pay less for anesthesia. That’s bad.www.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down115cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1-4arrow-down1external-linkA big insurer backed off its plan to pay less for anesthesia. That’s bad.www.vox.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Business@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square15fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·12 days agoYes, providers drive up costs. Because they have to over bill to make up for what insurance denies.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·12 days 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.