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Originally Posted by fakename
As a GP in BC I can bill $28 when I see you in a walk in clinic.......this covers everything I get paid, the salary of any staff and all of the overhead.
NO ONE gets paid anything like $50 to see walk in clinic patients. Walk ins or Family doctors offices are far cheaper than emergency rooms, and often faster too.........it would be great if people kept that in mind when they went up to the Emerg for trivial problems....
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exactly my point, the 50 bucks was a rounded off number I though a Dr told me it was actually about 40something, but it is cool we have a GP on the board and can give us the real numbers, and it is realy good we are typing on a computer cuz we all know how easy a Dr.'s writing is to read
my whole point is why are walk in clinics and family offices not utilized more instead of the ER, and why are people going to the ER for things that can easily wait till morning
I have always stressed this to my kids and when they are working and paying taxes I hope they realize the difference and remember not to run to the ER for trivial things. I was reading the price break down at the ER desk for people who don't have insurance and there is no way in hell you can see the ER docs and walk out of there with less than a 1000.00 buck bill. how much they actually charge Medicare I am not sure but I still believe it will be a hell of a lot more than what a Dr. office or walk in would be.
Steve
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