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People often question whether insurance companies work for doctors, especially in some cases of worker’s compensation. In a worker’s compensation claim a worker is supposed to be reimbursed financially for an injury that he or she acquired on the job. The claim goes through the job, then to an insurance company. This insurance company may send the injured worker to a specific doctor that it has lined up. The insurance company does not work for that doctor, but it may prefer that specific doctor for several reasons which will be covered.Didn’t catch that? This explains it.

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As lawmakers debate the logistics of President Obama’s health care overhaul and other equally important healthcare related matters doctors in congress make a difference. Politicians often cast their vote based on the sentiments of their constituents without fully understanding the complexity of an issue while a practicing physician has firsthand experience in dealing with the reality of health care economics such as the denial of a necessary procedure or medication by insurance carriers.

Insurance reimbursement is a factor most doctors will need to consider in how they will treat each individual patient. The physician must consider the Read the rest of this entry »