The Healthcare Entrepreneur Blog » co-pay http://blog.vantageclinicalsolutions.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:54:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Dear Doctor: Here is half your money, take it or leave it http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2009/05/14/dear-doctor-here-is-half-your-money-take-it-or-leave-it/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2009/05/14/dear-doctor-here-is-half-your-money-take-it-or-leave-it/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 16:32:19 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/?p=792 I recall as a student when – somewhere near the last day of school – an instructor would share the funniest things that they’d seen come across their desk throughout the year.  It was usually some 5-word blooper from a student or a simple, yet funny misstatement of history that found it’s way into a writing assignment; something that managed to set itself apart from the rest, truly catching the attention of the instructor through…

]]> http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2009/05/14/dear-doctor-here-is-half-your-money-take-it-or-leave-it/feed/ 4 Co-pays on the rise for employers and employees (Yes, this affects private practice owners) http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/09/04/co-pays-on-the-rise-for-employers-and-employees-yes-this-affects-private-practice-owners/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/09/04/co-pays-on-the-rise-for-employers-and-employees-yes-this-affects-private-practice-owners/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:28:38 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/?p=227 I just blogged about the impact of increased patient financial responsibility earlier today but couldn’t resist getting this commentary up on The Healthcare Entrepreneur tonight as it relates to my earlier post and is very timely. 

A study released by Mercer indicates that patient responsible portions for payment of healthcare costs continues to rise as…

]]> http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/09/04/co-pays-on-the-rise-for-employers-and-employees-yes-this-affects-private-practice-owners/feed/ 0 Where is the economic (and ethical) exposure in healthcare? The patient’s pocketbook. http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/09/04/where-is-the-economic-and-ethica-exposure-in-healthcare-the-patients-pocketbook/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/09/04/where-is-the-economic-and-ethica-exposure-in-healthcare-the-patients-pocketbook/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:02:45 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/?p=208 Healthcare has long been referred to as resistant to economic fluctuations that readily affect sectors such as retail, manufacturing, and entertainment.  In fact, we have blogged about this very point on The Healthcare Entrepreneur a number of times (see posts here, here and