access to insurance is not access to care

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I wish. I steal everything.usually from Gordon.If I have an actual original thought you will be the first to know Lonna :)I am tempted to go on- I just bear witness to IMPing? I am the vehicle through which much wisdom passes? A lab rat kept well fed to supply my data?

:)It is my day off and for the first times in weeks in western maine there is a thing going on called --warmth a nd sunshine. ahhh

Yes, I heard this first in the article that wrote ... Access to Health insurance is not access to health care. is that yours? Cause it's a beauty. I think it should be a money maker. The IMP bumper sticker.

I have to politely disagree with the statement below. We are participating with Medicare; they are towards the low end but not our worst payer. We are paid within 21 days of seeing the patient about 85% of the time; within 60 days the rest of the time.

In our area, in order to get new patients, we would not see patients if we didn't participate with the patient's insurance. That's usually the second question out of the patient's mouth, right after " Are you accepting new patients? "

Malar, good luck with your new practice!

Pratt

Oak Tree Internal Medicine

San Ramon, CA

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It always takes at least 6 months for Medicare to get payment to the doctor, no matter how many hours you are put on hold.

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