Vinny and Dr. P,
I agree with both of your posts, naturally. I have stated earlier that I am in. Dr. P you are right about the problems associted with cash payments. Here I am with 50% Mainecare, 40% private insurance and 10% self pay. And when a self pay comes along and pays cash, I find myself giving them a rather substantial discount for paying up front. Of course, I am still, in the end, making more money in the long run since the insurance nightmare is out of the way, but that same self pay person who is self pay at K-mart gets no discount.
The frustration for me is there are already organized groups which should be fighting for exactly what we are talking about: The AAFP, AMA and AAP, etc.
