The recession and insurance plan changes are contributing to more concern about costs in physician's office and for health care.
American Medical News has interviewed experts on how to initiate the conversation with patients on billing matters.
Research suggests that while physicians and patients recognize cost is a significant factor for whether a patient will follow a given treatment, and that physicians know they should talk about cost, most visits omit that critical conversation. However with the current condition of the economy, experts say there are some powerful trends at work making it imperative to talk frankly with patients about what treatments will cost, and to be ready for patients to bring it up.
Read the full article at American Medical News, or click here:
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2009/11/30/bisa1130.htm
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