247 MBS October 13, 2015 News

New medical system is another blow to doctors

Medicare’s projected costs in 1965, and the reality in 2015, are well-know.  At first, the program reimbursed physicians for “customary, prevailing, and reasonable” fees, indemnifying valid but also unprovable claims.  Given human nature, the result was predictable: fee inflation, unchecked…
247 MBS October 13, 2015 News

Georgia senators study medical billing limits

ATLANTA | Imagine arranging for a surgical procedure, following all of the insurance guidelines about an “in-network” doctor and hospital, securing pre-approval, paying the required deductible and co-payment, and then still getting bills from doctors for more money. It’s a…