{"id":1052930,"date":"2010-05-29T08:15:31","date_gmt":"2010-05-29T08:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/im-a-medicare-doctor-heres-what-i-make\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:46:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:46:55","slug":"im-a-medicare-doctor-heres-what-i-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/im-a-medicare-doctor-heres-what-i-make.php","title":{"rendered":""I’m a Medicare doctor. Here’s what I make""},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dr. Schreiber sees 120 patients a week - 30% of them are enrolled directly in Medicare, while another 65% have private insurance plans that peg their payments on Medicare's rates. Only 5% pay on their own.<\/p>

Medicare pays between 63-72% of the costs for Schreiber's patients. <\/p>

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Four billing codes make up the \"bread and butter\" of claims submitted to Medicare:<\/div>
- The first code represents a simple visit, which might include blood pressure and cholesterol checks. Schreiber gets about $44 from Medicare for the $70 fee he charges.

- The second and third codes correspond to a sick visit, when he spends 15 to 20 minutes evaluating a patient for symptoms such as coughing or shortness of breath. Schreiber charges $92 for a sick visit, of which Medicare pays about $58.<\/p>

- The last billing code is a complex visit. \"This is where a patient comes in with many problems like heart disease, hypertension, diabetes,\" he said. Such a visit requires about 30 minutes of his time.<\/p>

Schreiber charges $120 for these visits, and Medicare pays $88 of that.<\/p>

References:<\/p><\/div>

Medicare backlash: A primary care doctor lays out his costs<\/a>. CNN.<\/div>
Image source: United States one-dollar bill. Wikipedia<\/a>, public domain.<\/div>

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