Well, that’s illegal for Medicare and Medicaid patients:
She was surprised that it is illegal to pay the difference between what we charge and what insurance collects. Here is a potential Medicaid patient willing to pay her fair share, and the system won’t allow it. Why? I have no idea why. Both patient and doctor win. Patient gets access, Doctor gets their fair fee.



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