February 11, 2013
Letter: Another Way to Manage Physicians
Imagine an individual physician’s helplessness when a national for-profit insurance company dictates how much it will pay for care, with no ability to negotiate…There is, however, another option that enhances professionalism and safeguards the profession’s commitment to doing the right thing for patients. This alternative is found right now in high-performing medical groups such as […]
Tags: care quality, insurance, Mayo Clinic, Permanente Medical Group, physician, Wall Street Journal
June 15, 2012
Medical Billing Codes Could Keep Some from Medicare Coverage
It is a burden anyone who goes to a hospital must carry, and that is paying the bill. One Mayo Clinic patient is claiming that a difference in medical codes is keeping Medicare from covering a procedure. Charles Wannamaker and his wife are used to having certain procedures covered by Medicare, but when a wellness […]
Tags: billing, insurance, KTTC, medical codes, Medicare