Re: MGB cutoff Re: Coming Changes

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How about a cut off date as of Oct. 15, 2000???

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Joyce, Dr. R. already said that you would probably be grandfathered in. As

Dr. R. would say, " Don't Worry, Be happy! : )

Ruth in CT

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" Rutledge, M.D., F.A.C.S. " wrote:

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> > your site...now I feel bad!! We do need a cloning machine! There has to

> be

> > a way to work this all out to benefit Dr. R and us hopefuls!

> > Holly

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> Hi,

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> No one who is here now should be excluded. That is my thought.

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> We are talking about setting a date to affect future patients.

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> What would be fair?

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> Everyone who has submitted their form up to a certain date should be OK.

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> When?

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> RR

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> Re: Re: Coming Changes

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> > In a message dated 7/28/2000 4:28:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> > dnjester@... writes:

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> > >

> > > Somebody mentioned in an earlier post that perhaps you could charge a

> > > fee for the insurance work. Maybe this could be an option offered to

> > > potential patients. While I have been approved by insurance and

> > > would have proceeded as self-pay without the approval, I would gladly

> > > have paid a fee to have insurance approval PRIOR to the surgery.

> > >

> > Money isn't the issue..its his time and the time of the staff so how is

> this

> > going to cut down on patients? Gosh..I have turned 3 people this week on

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> > your site...now I feel bad!! We do need a cloning machine! There has to

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> > a way to work this all out to benefit Dr. R and us hopefuls!

> > Holly

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I suppose a cut off date of December 31,2000 with surgery dates strung

out into the next year (or two) might be a fair compromise.

Dena Lawton