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Loki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-05-09 09:20 PM
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67. I'm sorry you feel that way JanMichael
I've spent quite a number of years in school then in practice to have someone think that the only reason I do what I do is for the money. Every day I talk to patients who know nothing about how their disease processes could affect the outcome of the procedure they are seeing me for. Everyone who comes into our office is treated just like I would want to be treated or any member of my family. I'm sorry I have to put a price on it, but when it comes down to it, we are in the business of providing a medical service. We employ 6 people, most all of whom have some advanced degree or training who should be able to expect a living wage for their expertise, our equipment, medical supplies, the operation of our physical office (utilities and maintenance), dealing with insurance companies on a daily basis who will do everything they can to prolong sending you the payment for your services, think if you can, of doing your job and then not being paid for 2 to 3 months afterwards. Could you survive running a business like that? We do it every day. Malpractice insurance that has become prohibitive and insurance companies that expect you to become their accounting department. Those same insurance companies telling us what the diagnosis and what the expected treatment should be without ever seeing that patient. We have provided health care insurance for our full time employees and a profit sharing plan, but next year we may have to pull back and ask them to take on a bigger share of that bill. I don't live in a big fancy house, my kids go to public school and one has an after school job to help pay for her car insurance. I'm just out here trying to make a living and help take care of people.
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