One of the choices every practitioner in private practice has to make is how to set your fees.
Karlaye from Arizona writes . . .
. . . I set my base fee at $ 125 per hour . . . but the insurance companies that I work for set it at $85-95. If I have a private patient, its fine, but when I have a {...}
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Money Matters
Getting Your Money Back From Insurance Companies
If you are a regular member of our community here, you already know that my practice is a
fee-for-service-only practice. However, if you are a provider who bills insurance companies for your services and you are having difficulty recouping your fees, check out this post about a doctor in Florida {...}
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8 Reasons Why I Do Not Work With Managed Care Companies And What I Tell My Clients
I have made the choice not to contract with managed care companies for my professional services.
Here are the 8 reasons why . . . .
Reason #1 - Conflicts of Interest
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I am required to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
My primary concern is for my {...}
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What You Need to Know About Contracting With Managed Care
Early in my career,I naively believed that the way to build a strong and independent practice was to contract with both insurance and managed care companies. I spent hours filling out the lengthy applications for each company. I followed up with phone calls and sent in supportive documentation {...}
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