Posted by Lin on March 26, 1998 at 17:34:54:
In Reply to: Re: Question 3 posted by Nanc on March 26, 1998 at 17:27:18:
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: : : Apparently physicians are restricted when offering professional courtesy. "If you cannot reduce the cost of care for anyone else in your practice, you cannot reduce it for physicians." This rule is established by private insurers as well as the federgovernment. There are also laws regarding waiving co-pays, offering discounts, and taking kickbacks. There is not a problem, however, if a dr should desire to waive an entire charge for care unless it is part of a fraudulent scheme.
: : If this is the case, I go to a lot of law-breakers for medical care.
: I guess I do tool. I see more docs giving a professional courtesy not to just dr. and their families, but to employees and people who have no ins. They do not bill for their services at all.
that's great.