re: I hate our healthcare system and PAs/NPs

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I thought I addressed that in a subsequent post. IME, all that overhead is duplicated over and over again by private offices that can be idle a good portion of the week. It's so wasteful

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Can't disagree with you. But it's a catch 22, if you don't have the capacity to handle patients and have the necessary overhead to allow for increased patient volume, then it's a loss for the medical group if they are slow.

But patients are charged the same regardless of the medical groups overhead.

BCBS says they pay $150 for this office visit, that's what the medical group receives.

That's why before Obama care, uninsured patients were able to negotiate self pay rates. They still are but are penalized for not being insured.