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Tackle The Question of Upfront Co-Pays

Question: Is it an acceptable practice for our anesthesia group to collect upfront co-pays? One of our providers returned from a conference, saying she’d spoken with other providers who were collecting co-pays and deductibles upfront from scheduled anesthesia patients. If so, how does it work? New Jersey subscriber Answer: Many experts recommend collecting either all or a portion of what you know [...]
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