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Medicare and Physician Reimbursement
When physicians apply to become a “provider” for insurances (that is, are accepted into the provider network, something required before receiving payments for services to patients), part of that contractual arrangement forces the physician to accept a deeply discounted price for the services provided. For example, Medicare will reimburse a physician $60 for an office…
