Good for my job security, I guess: “You might ask, won’t the existing PCPs need to accept even these low insurance payments? After all, they need to see some patients to generate an income. Well, as it turns out, no. The remaining PCPs are in such demand . . . that they can afford to limit their practice to patients with better paying commercial insurance.”
Primary care, or trendy restaurant?
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