说说医院和保险公司合伙欺诈的那些事儿。
呵呵,纯粹标题党啊。
- 医院定价:对于每一个病种,每一项操作,为了统一管理和审计,美国政府都会对其进行编号。各家医院在此基础上,根据自己医院的场地费用,水电收费,人员收费支出等等,以此为成本,再附加一个利润百分比,计算出一个相应的报价单。
- 保险折扣:薄利多销是商业(包括医疗行业)的定理之一。保险公司手上握有大把病源,自然有与医院讨价还价的资本。所以医院会根据各个保险公司的具体情况,与其拟定一个折扣报价单。其中腰板儿最硬的是美国的国家医保(medicare和medicaid),一口价!
- 医院坏账:医院作为一个商业运营的实体(虽然大多医院是非盈利性的商业运营机制),必然有因为各种原因,比如被赖账,穷人急诊做雷锋,保险公司认为不属于常规治疗而拒付等等,而出现坏账的情况。这个具体的数字我不记得了。好像如果一个医院的坏账比例在20-40%以下,就已经算经营有方了。那么最终这些坏账都会作为运营成本而被计算在报价单里。
- 个人折扣:这存在两种情况:一是自费病人,享受不到保险折扣。但人家是现金啊。为吸引这些客户,有些医院会参照保险收费标准,相应给出一定折扣。二是穷人。如果最终因为坏账而一分钱都收不上来的话,那就亏大了。所以索性根据病人经济状况,给出一个相应折扣,而双赢。
- 医院与保险公司间的扯皮:这大概有几种情况:一是pre-approval(事先同意)。对于一些非紧急性的,有可能保险公司不批的诊疗项目,医院或医生需要事先向保险公司报批,同意后才能进行。二是事后报账。医院或医生根据已有的诊疗操作,以及事先与保险公司签订的收费标准,向保险公司报账。保险公司予以审核,对于一些错误,以及一些它认为不合理的地方,予以拒付。然后医院的收费部门再与医生核对,必要时与保险公司再予以协商,最后达成一致意见。
- 最后,附上一份某家医院手术室收费标准(不同医院收费很不一样),这还不包括手术费,麻醉医生费,以及药物和特殊器械费用。也就是说光手术室这一项(假设2小时的lev2 手术)就需要$5,000-10,000。这还没有算上检查,药物,器材,医生收费等等。
Patient Price Information List
Operating Room Charges
Charges for our Operating Room services generally depend on the complexity of the particular operation. There is an initial charge as well as a per minute charge while the operation is being performed. There are six levels of complexity, with level 6 being the most complex.
|
Complexity |
Initial |
Per |
|
1 |
$648 |
$27 |
|
2 |
$1,868 |
$42 |
|
3 |
$2,045 |
$53 |
|
4 |
$2,828 |
$57 |
|
5 |
$3,556 |
$57 |
|
6 |
$5,691 |
$60 |
Cardiac Surgery charges depend on if a heart pump is used.
|
Initial |
Per |
|
|
Class 3 without pump |
$865 |
$25 |
|
Class 4 without pump |
$1,479 |
$36 |
|
Class 5 without pump |
$3,172 |
$40 |
|
Class 3 with pump |
$1,856 |
$29 |
|
Class 4 with pump |
$2,101 |
$36 |
|
Class 5 with pump |
$3,786 |
$40 |
In addition, there is an anesthesia charge for any operating room procedure:
|
Level 1 - Anesthesia Charge |
$412 |
|
Level 2 - Anesthesia Charge |
$839 |
|
Level 3 - Anesthesia Charge |
$1,259 |
|
Level 4 - Anesthesia Charge |
$2,116 |
There are other charges that are billed for the operating room that do not follow the patterns outlined above.
|
Lithotripsy/1 Side |
$15,354 |
|
Lithotripsy/Both Sides |
$22,906 |
The above listed fees do not include the fees for drugs, appliances or supplies used as required for a particular surgery. Surgeon and Anesthesiologist professional fees are billed by the physician.