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littlemissmartypants

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2. When I was working I was instructed...
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 10:28 AM
Oct 15

That if a patient was unable to pay have them write "unable to pay, financial hardship" on the bill and send it back and it would become a tax write-off. I shared that "inside information" with all of my patients.

I don't know if it applies to all bills for all HC providers however.

I pay insurance companies to pay my medical bills which seems as ridiculous as it sounds because everyone knows insurance companies make their money by not paying for Healthcare.

Meanwhile, we have a physician suicide epidemic in this country with female physicians being hit particularly hard out pacing their male peers.

Thanks for your post, ck4829. It is really interesting.

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