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@StillmanMD Enjoy your copper deficiency and neuropathy

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@mcuban How about on cost plus drugs? Take insurance formularies and PBMs out of the equation.

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@Alicia_Bittle_ $392 for a CMP! Holy shit. That is beyond outrageous.

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@KenDBerryMD All of this is totally stupid, and if you actually ask your doctor about this, he will know you get your information from social media. A1C is a better test and does not require fasting.

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@VPrasadMDMPH Often times, these are deferrals rather than referrals

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@VPrasadMDMPH Or maybe physician pay shouldn't be centrally planned.

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Yeah. So this is a big issue among primary care doctors who start a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice. Because they charge a subscription fee, it is considered a "health plan" rather than a specific medical service or product. You cannot use an HSA or FSA for a health plan. However, if a DPC doctor orders labs or charges extra for a procedure, then the patient can pay with an HSA or FSA. I think with time-based billing, patients should be able to use an HSA/FSA. I'm not a lawyer so definitely double check.

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@AshleyGWinter It's an awful system. When you charge purely based on time, rather than through subscription, I assume patients can use an HSA or FSA. That's a big selling point actually.

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@AshleyGWinter Thank you for answering. Always happy to see doctors forming a successful path for themselves and their patients without middlemen.

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@AshleyGWinter Very cool. Last questions. Do you think other specialists can replicate this model? Or do you think your social media following plays a large role here in terms of maintaining a successful practice?

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@cscla @kevinmd Loved every sentence of this article.

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@rbarbosa91 💯 agree

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@AndreMansoor Interesting case!

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@DutchRojas What are some ballpark cash prices patients can expect for a screening colonoscopy through this group?

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@DrBruggeman What does this bill do exactly? The link uses words like "streamlining," but what does that actually mean?

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Apparently for a "preventive surgery." Not entirely sure what that is. Mastectomy maybe?

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shit hole country

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@mostidas @EM_RESUS Is that really what makes prices go up? Corporations, small businesses, and individuals in other industries are greedy too. Why does healthcare have such uniquely high prices?

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@PolitiWolf @EM_RESUS Medicare could negotiate for lower prices right now, but they don't.