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At the lower end of the market the printers are sold below-cost and the profit is in the ink. Above that, there's laser printers, which are far less prone to this. Are we looking f…

As a psychiatrist, I'm just going to tip my toe into this conversation: I have not read the entire list. I read a good chunk of it. Almost everything on it is -not- stuff I see amo…

And if you call to ask, the front desk secretary will have absolutely no clue how to route an out-of-the-ordinary request. If the doc you're calling doesn't already do the type of …

Generally, you have to ask doctors already in the know. You find the top academic medical center in your area, and you ask the relevant specialist there who the absolute top person…

Robert Spiera, currently director of vasculitis at the hospital for special surgery, still maintains a private practice in Manhattan. He's worth every second of the wait time, and …

That's right, only there is no normal physician visit that bills $1300. The absolute highest reimbursement you're gonna get for an outpatient visit - a level 5 evaluation and manag…

Government regulations have been dragging back price of care for ages. Multi-month waiting lines to see a doctor are largely about price ceilings. If docs could price up, their wai…

This is partly true. In no small part because they tend to control the bulk (or all) of our patient supply. In part because people have gotten the idea that insurance equals care, …