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The honest ob/gyn
Topic Started: Nov 25 2011, 09:20 AM (382 Views)
jon-nyc
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Cheers
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82004248/
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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LWpianistin
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HOLY CARP!!!
:lol2:
And how are you today?
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George K
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You have no idea how accurate that is.
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Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

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sue
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HOLY CARP!!!
:lol2: that was hilarious
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Axtremus
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HOLY CARP!!!
Honesty is the best policy. :thumb:

Say, doc, what are the typical reimbursement rates that insurance companies offer to healthcare providers for natural birth in a hospital vs. C-section in a hospital (sans complications)? Is one typically significantly higher than the other?

I get the sense that insurance companies won't approve a C-section unless the OB says that there is a medical need for the patient to go with C-section. So those expecting insurance to cover the cost cannot just "choose" C-section willy nilly. Is that right?
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George K
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Axtremus
Nov 25 2011, 10:59 AM
Say, doc, what are the typical reimbursement rates that insurance companies offer to healthcare providers for natural birth in a hospital vs. C-section in a hospital (sans complications)? Is one typically significantly higher than the other?
Really don't know. My fee is about the same for a c-section vs. epidural for labor.
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I get the sense that insurance companies won't approve a C-section unless the OB says that there is a medical need for the patient to go with C-section. So those expecting insurance to cover the cost cannot just "choose" C-section willy nilly. Is that right?
Nope. Some women are "choosing" to have sections these days. Purely elective. I can't address the reimbursement for those, because I don't follow it. However, that number is an extremely small percentage (in our place) of the sections we do. Most are done for

1) Previous c-section
2) Fetal compromise
3) Failure of labor to progress

Secondly, insurers rarely "approve" a c-section, unless it's elective (see #1). Otherwise they are emergencies.
A guide to GKSR: Click

"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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