3 ms·
> A lot of German primary care doctors don't even hire office staff. They prescribe whatever they want, swipe your medical card, and they're guaranteed to be pa
by icelancer 8y ago
> A lot of German primary care doctors don't even hire office staff. They prescribe whatever they want, swipe your medical card, and they're guaranteed to be paid in a week, no questions asked.
Any sort of change towards this in the United States (and I agree, it's a good one) will be spun as losing jobs and crushing the economy, which is a very hard argument to defeat.
- ThePhysicist 8y agoI haven’t come across a single doctor in Germany who didn’t have at least one office assistant to handle incoming patients, schedule appointments and do the bookkeeping. Most doctors seem to have more though these days as the administrative burden has increased. There’s also a trend for doctors to share office space and have a joint office and reception (also to reduce cost).
- DennisP 8y agoThat makes sense. But many U.S. medical offices have people devoted entirely to billing insurance companies and fighting with them over what will be covered.
- snarf21 8y agoExactly, plus all the people at the insurance company that are paid to try to find ways to NOT cover it or to pay at a lower billing code.