Friday, September 24, 2004
More doctors tacking on "malpractice surcharges"
[Sandra G. Boodman, "Insuring Controversy," The Washington Post, 21 September 2004.]
As malpractice insurance costs continue to climb, some doctors are looking to their patients for help:
Rising expenses and static reimbursements have led a growing number of physicians, most of them in the less lucrative primary care specialties of pediatrics, family practice and internal medicine, to begin charging so-called access fees for services they once provided for free. These include filling out camp and disability forms, taking after-hours phone calls, and answering e-mail questions. Some are also dunning patients for canceled appointments.
[Sandra G. Boodman, "Insuring Controversy," The Washington Post, 21 September 2004.]
As malpractice insurance costs continue to climb, some doctors are looking to their patients for help:
Rising expenses and static reimbursements have led a growing number of physicians, most of them in the less lucrative primary care specialties of pediatrics, family practice and internal medicine, to begin charging so-called access fees for services they once provided for free. These include filling out camp and disability forms, taking after-hours phone calls, and answering e-mail questions. Some are also dunning patients for canceled appointments.
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