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Originally Posted by Northendzone
not sure how small business winds up covering the costs over the fee guide. As all that happens is that the dentist bills you $300, the insurer would reimburse and amount - say $210 leaving you the patient to pay the rest. Not sure how the business owner gets digned.
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If the patient refuses to stay in the practice due to increased copay + insurance company does not lessen its premiums to assist patient to pay the increased copay = small business eats the cost of the fee guide.
My office will follow the 2017 Fee Guide put out in the fall. The further reduction in the 2018 Fee Guide is too significant for me to absorb and I refuse to reduce wages for my staff since they are likely more valuable to my patient base than I am (some have been with me for 20 years). I will look for efficiencies and try to negotiate lower supply costs, but really, outside of wages, there is not much wiggle room on a lot of costs.