We played ball for years. We`re not greedy doctors. But the administrative burdens outweigh the benefits of being in the network.
My own take is that there wasn`t enough to the allegations to substantiate them.
It has hurt the organization that he didn`t stay there, ... but Habitat the corporation decided that it was just too dicey even if there wasn`t enough in the allegations to substantiate them. Also, I think Millard and Linda Fuller, the entrepreneurs didn`t feel warm and fuzzy about the move to a corporate approach to a not-for-profit entity.
There was not a lot of second-guessing by Blue Cross. The hassle factor was almost zero,
There is something amiss when that many doctors suddenly say, `We`re quitting your panel,`
We want to make clear to patients, in an elective (non-emergency surgery) setting, that it`s OK to discuss all this beforehand and ask, `What`s that gonna cost me?`