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Medicare Opt-Out: Greedy Doctors or Good Business?
Quit Medicare – here’s how. Recently I received a medical journal informing doctors how to opt-out of Medicare. At least for now, doctors are permitted to make this decision. What is opting-out anyway? To receive payment through … Continue reading
Save money on nosebleeds
The vast majority of nosebleeds do not require a doctor’s care. Of the hundreds of patients with nosebleeds that I’ve seen over the years, about 90% could have been treated effectively at home. The most common reason patients present to … Continue reading
Posted in Nose bleed
Tagged Bleeding, Epistaxis, Health, Nose, nose bleed, Physician
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Save money by negotiating charges
Image via Wikipedia It’s one thing to think your doctor charges too much. It’s another to know what doctors charge, on average. Did you know doctors are not permitted to compare fees? The fear is this might lead … Continue reading
Save money by being an empowered patient
Image via Wikipedia Just what is an Empowered Patient? Being a patient is scary. You want to trust your doctor, and yet . . . you’ve heard of patients getting the wrong medicine. you know of someone who died unexpectedly. … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, Elizabeth Cohen, EmpoweredPatient, Facilities, Health, Health Care, Hospital, Medicine, Physician
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Save money on back pain – Part I
Image via Wikipedia Say you have a bad back. And say I give you $4,000. What do you want to do? Your back really bothers you. You’ve missed a week of work. Most days you take a few ibuprofen. … Continue reading
Posted in Back pain, MRI, Medical testing, See medical testing, X-rays, X-rays
Tagged American Academy of Family Physicians, cost, Medical testing, MRI, Physician, x-ray
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