Survey Results - Private Payor vs Medicare

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Well, the Private Payor vs Medicare results are in.

30 respondents - so not very scientific, but here you go.

Look at the attachment to see a printout of the results.

Any immediate thoughts on a review of this data?

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1. Do you have an insurance payor that routinely pays below current

Medicare rates?

No 29.0% 9

Yes 64.5% 20

I don't know 6.5% 2

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For comparison - I did a similar survey on the AAFP's Practice Management

list and the majority of the 20 replies from that list have a payor that

pays below Medicare.

55% said they have a payor below medicare.

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2. Skip if you answered No to #1 --> If you have a payor paying less

than Medicare rates -- how many of the insurances you accept pay less than

Medicare?

# of insurances an office has that pays less than medicare

1 27.8% 5

2 11.1% 2

3 22.2% 4

4 16.7% 3

5 5.6% 1

6

7 5.6% 1

8

9

10 5.6% 1

11

12

13 5.6% 1

14

15

More than 15

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AAFP List

1 11.1% 1

2 11.1% 1

3 11.1% 1

4 22.2% 2

5 11.1% 1

6 22.2% 2

14 11.1% 1

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3. If you answered No to #1 (you do NOT have a payor below Medicare

rates) -> What State is your primary practice located?

For those who do NOT have a payor less than Medicare - States included

Colorado - 2

Oregon

Vermont

New Mexico

Montana

California

Illinois

Maine

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AAFP list

Indiana

Colorado

Missouri

Oregon

Connecticut - 2

North Carolina

Pennsylvania

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4. If you answered Yes to #1 (you DO have a Payor below Medicare

rates)--> What State is your primary practice located?

New York - 2

New Jersey

California - 2

Kansas

Virginia

Ohio

Colorado

North Carolina

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AAFP list

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Arizona - 2

California - 2

Virginia

Texas - 2

North Carolina

land

Washinton

Ohio

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5. My practice's primary focus is...

Primary Care 90.0% 27

Specialty Care 3.3% 1

Other 6.7% 2

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AAFP List

All were in primary care - not surprising since this is the AAFP e-mail

list.

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Locke, MD

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