Discounting Cash Patients
Can anyone tell me if it is legal to offer a discount to a patient that does not have any insurance. I have told the doc I work for it is fine however she is concerned that Medicare does not allow it....
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I also offer Discounts to my Insurances, as long as they have the check ready by the time the patient leaves the clinic. I call it my "full payment at time of service discount." If payment is made to...
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I also do not accept Cash. Seems to go missing too many times so I got fed up with it and now NO cash.
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BAD BAD BAD practice.In fact, Texas has a law specifically AGAINST the charging of cash paying patients less than insurance companies.Your state may have a similar law, and I'd advise anyone &...
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UNINSURED - was my key word factor.For the "uninsured" There is no laws that state I can not offer a discount off my standard fees. MY DISCOUNT METHOLOGY:My discount fees are based off the Goverment's...
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1voice - you contradict your own cite. "medically indigent persons who qualify for sliding fee scales" allows for a provider to offer a discount to someone who cannot afford to pay for part or all of...
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1Voice2003 RE: BAD BAD BAD LOOK what I found on YOUR web site : QUICK PAY VS. CASH PAYING PATIENT DISCOUNTSYes, you can give discounts to private paying patients but you must be careful not to...
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SADC -Exactly my point. I don't see any contradiction to my cite from the Texas Legislature's position. The provider needs to keep documentation of how they determined the discount to the patient. The...
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AKA - as you can see there are laws that pertain to the insured..... Which had nothing to do with your question. And using the word "cash" should be replaced with "uninsured"(Discounting an uninsured...
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OK, Here we go.I posted this about 500 times over the years, and due to the crash, many were lost. So, I will repost my response and then post it in the Uninsured Patient area.There is a HUGE...
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"To arbitrarily give a cash-paying patient a discount based on the fact that they are paying cash may violate your state's law."Who, except for you, said "arbitrarily"? Maybe that's why you're in once...
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