This Pittsburgh doctor charges just $35 for most visits - and refuses to take health insurance. Fed up with fighting health insurance companies to get his pa...
I’m just curious how he has enough revenue to keep his medical supplies current and up-to-date and enough to pay overhead in the space he works out of, in addition to paying to survive, and he’s a one-man show, so how does he have enough time to rest and exercise and take care of himself In addition to taking care of all the constant influx of low income people seeking medical care from him
Are you familiar with relative value units (RVUs)?
If not prepare to be furious. It essentially is Healthcare on commission. Everytime a physician orders a test, provides a service, etc, it counts towards an RVU quota. Multiple systems in my area base 100% of a physicians salary on meeting that quota. The minimum one bases 15% of the physicians salary on meeting that quota.
This would be totally normal to do in a European country and aren’t part of the local healthcare. I went to the dentist in Spain because finding one in England where I live is a nightmare and kind of expensive. I had a checkup, cleaning, and two x-rays for about €40. You had to book only a few days or maybe 1 week in advance instead of waiting months or having to go private. Didn’t even ask for an x-ray either, that’s their default standard of care for that price. They were able to confirm that I had a wisdom tooth and where it was located thanks to that x-ray. All for less than a good bottle of single malt.
If you need medical care in America or some services like a dentist in England your best bet is to get a cheap flight and leave the country for somewhere cheaper and with higher standards of care. That’s how much better it is. You all need to stop making excuses for your shit healthcare system in places like America and England.
I’m just curious how he has enough revenue to keep his medical supplies current and up-to-date and enough to pay overhead in the space he works out of, in addition to paying to survive, and he’s a one-man show, so how does he have enough time to rest and exercise and take care of himself In addition to taking care of all the constant influx of low income people seeking medical care from him
Another huge expense for doctors is liability coverage.
We have this shit ass backwards. Cops should be forced to carry liability coverage out of pocket, not doctors.
And doctors should have a union.
Are you familiar with relative value units (RVUs)?
If not prepare to be furious. It essentially is Healthcare on commission. Everytime a physician orders a test, provides a service, etc, it counts towards an RVU quota. Multiple systems in my area base 100% of a physicians salary on meeting that quota. The minimum one bases 15% of the physicians salary on meeting that quota.
I’ll guess, and I’ll say, like every other MD outside the USA.
This would be totally normal to do in a European country and aren’t part of the local healthcare. I went to the dentist in Spain because finding one in England where I live is a nightmare and kind of expensive. I had a checkup, cleaning, and two x-rays for about €40. You had to book only a few days or maybe 1 week in advance instead of waiting months or having to go private. Didn’t even ask for an x-ray either, that’s their default standard of care for that price. They were able to confirm that I had a wisdom tooth and where it was located thanks to that x-ray. All for less than a good bottle of single malt.
If you need medical care in America or some services like a dentist in England your best bet is to get a cheap flight and leave the country for somewhere cheaper and with higher standards of care. That’s how much better it is. You all need to stop making excuses for your shit healthcare system in places like America and England.