Have changes in health care law, Medicare regulations, insurance deductibles, and demands by the public driven you to consider a cash practice? In the current healthcare climate of declining reimbursements, many practitioners are considering transitioning to a cash-based practice. It is crucial to separate fact from fiction in your business decisions. Dr. Mario Fucinari has been in practice for over 30 years. As a certified compliance specialist and insurance consultant, he will try to clear the fact from fiction on whether a cash practice can be a reality. Dr. Mario Fucinari is a frequent lecturer on Medicare, compliance regulations and risk management issues.
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Why is the Discount Challenge prize amount $15,024? Because that is the average “per-occurrence” fine for Medicare inducements. That’s not $15,024 per patient, that’s not per provider, that’s PER VISIT. Stinks, doesn’t it? To us, the prize amount is worth the investment if we can help our profession better understand proper discounting.