Posted by Ted on November 8, 2002, at 18:21:58
In reply to Re: Insurance Company Purgatory » Ted, posted by Dinah on November 8, 2002, at 17:49:04
Hi Dinah (and Mair),
> My pdoc is off network and they reimburse at a low rate.
Ditto. Really low. Like NEARLY ZERO! All the pdocs in the network are scumbags with horrid reputations and questionable business practices.
I am supposed to get 50% of the "Reasonable and Customary" fee reimbursed for the first 10 appts, then zero. They must measure the "R & C" fee based upon fees in Wichita, KS, not the SF Bay Area. My pdoc charges $120 for a 15 minute appt, which is an average price around here. I get around $45 reimbursed.
(BTW, a quick calculation gives around $750 000 a year salary assuming 4 weeks vacation and 20% overhead for his tiny office. Pretty nice, eh?)
> My therapist isn't reimbursed by insurance at all.
Nor mine. She is supposed to be, at least for 10-20 visits per year, but see my previous post if you need an explanation why I have given up trying.
> But it sounds very frustrating.
That term is just not quite right.
Try ~hopeless~> But gosh darn it Ted, you're just too funny.
Ummmm.... thanks. :-)
"Laughter is the best medicine"
"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em". I do things to baffle and confound my insurance company as often as possible. But with such morons, baffling them is child's play.
>Your post made me laugh so that it was hard for
>me to keep a proper sense of sympathy and
>empathetic frustration.My point indeed. :-)
> Thanks for the smiles.
You're welcome. Anytime.
Ted
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