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Article #64107Re: Opting Out
From: Lyndon Nerenberg
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 21:40
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 21:40
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> I have heard that the doctors in Nanaimo who are opting out have > calculated that they are losing significantly more than 2% now to clients > who give phoney or expired medical plan numbers ( then when the medical > plan refuses to pay the claim they're stuck ). I wonder, though, what their losses will be (if any) when they lose their "customer base" to others who don't direct bill? Not an issue in Nanaimo from what I understand. It could be in Prince George - only 60% or so of the local doctors have opted out. > Presumably the credit card > system will use on-line authorization and once the CCC accepts the charge > collection will not be the doctor's problem. Presumably everyone has a credit card. What a joke. --lyndon
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 106cdd,dbb749c2386b1f59 X-Google-Attributes: gid106cdd,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-09-22 18:19:14 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!van-bc!ubc-cs!unbc.edu!lyndon From: lyndon@unbc.edu (Lyndon Nerenberg) Newsgroups: bc.general Subject: Re: Opting Out Message-ID: <333@unbc.edu> Date: 22 Sep 92 21:40:55 GMT References: <1992Sep19.174335.3316@unixg.ubc.ca> <1992Sep21.173221.821@mala.bc.ca> Organization: University of Northern B.C. Lines: 17