Wimpy, the character from the Popeye cartoon series (not just a hungry guy, but a talented economist), famously said, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”
Tag: rate
There is nothing inherently fair in the notion of paying a purported “fair fee”. If there were, insurers would never have been in favor of it.
There’s nothing inherently fair in this notion of paying a purported “fair fee”. If there were, insurers would never have been in favor of it.
Ride along with Mark as he discusses the everlong legal battle between two industry giants.
There is nothing inherently fair in the notion of paying a purported “fair fee”. If there were, insurers would never have been in favor of it.
Both state and national level politicians certainly know what side the bread is buttered on, and who’s doing the buttering. There are far more patients than there are physicians, thus the rush to fix the problem they’ve defined as “surprise medical bills.” Sure, just like I’m surprised when I pay good money for admission to […]
Take a seat while Mark discusses the cure to the “tax” of inflation, cost of living (COLA) adjustments.
Special Announcement on AB 72 for California Physicians or Anyone Afraid This Crazy Idea Will Spread
Would any payor pay a physician or medical group more than Medicare plus 25% if they didn’t have to? Would any payor with the ability to control what its “average” contract rate is, reduce its “average” if that’s all it has to pay to an out-of-network physician or medical group? California’s law known as “AB […]
Mark shares some secrets about negotiations with managed care payors. Payor contracting is about much more than dollars per unit.
My friend Steve had a paper route, delivering the LA Times on his bike early in the morning.
