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Other Treatment or Surgery
Payment is expected at time of service except for emergency treatment.
If you have traditional
medical insurance coverage, we will, at our option and in lieu of
immediate payment, file one claim for each treatment date to your primary
insurance carrier. Payment in full is expected within 60 days from your
insurance carrier, the patient, or the insured.
We are not responsible for claims which your insurance carrier does not
process in a timely manner. Your coverage is a contract between the
insured and the insurance company.
We are not a party to that contract and have no legal authority to demand
payment from the insurance carrier or consideration of the claim. We will provide you with
documentation for you to file claims with secondary, non-traditional,
auto, cancer, and other insurance carriers or third parties.
We do not accept liens or promises to pay based on potential lawsuits or
"blanket claims" that someone else will be made to pay the bill.
We assume and act on the assumption that you intend to pay your bill in
full and on time.
The patient, insured, and/or legal guardian are ultimately responsible for
payment of fees for medical treatment.
We will never refuse to provide treatment for urgent or life threatening
medical conditions based on a patients ability to pay. |
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Important
Notices
We reserve
the right to refuse to file claims for procedures which, in our opinion, are
cosmetic or elective.
Patients experiencing financial
hardship must speak with the office manager on the first visit
so that satisfactory arrangements
for payment can be made.
Your health is our immediate concern. If you are truly
indigent and unable to pay for urgent related medical expenses, talk to us. Payment
plans are available.
Delinquent accounts are
reported to the credit bureau and aggressively pursued.
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