Insurance FAQ
How Our Office Handles Insurance
Q: Does Dr. Myatt Accept Medicare or Medicaid?
A: No. Dr. Myatt "opted out" of Medicare years
ago. Without a UPN number (universal provider number
required by Medicare), there is no way for Medicare to cover Dr. Myatt's
services. Further, Medicare rarely covers the type of progressive,
alternative care that Dr. Myatt and other holistic physicians provide.
Q: Does Dr. Myatt accept insurance?
A: No. Services are due and payable on the day
they are rendered.
Q: Will Dr. Myatt fill out insurance paperwork if I
file a claim myself?
A: Yes. Dr. Myatt will gladly complete any
necessary insurance paperwork including writing letters of medical
necessity, as required by your insurance company for you to
file a claim yourself. However, all time spent completing insurance
paperwork or writing such letters is billed at the Doctors usual hourly fee of $240.
For example, if it takes Dr. Myatt one-half hour to complete insurance
paperwork, the patient will be billed $120.
Q: Why does Dr. Myatt charge for filling out
insurance paperwork? My other doctor does this for free.
A: Your other doctor spends 5-10 minutes with
you and charges for a complete office visit. Dr. Myatt charges for the
office visit (typically one hour, the entire time of which is devoted to
your care), then spends an average of 2-6 hours in "case study" following
your exam or phone consultation. This additional time spent on case study is
not charged for but is included in your visit. Very few physicians spend so
much time and attention on an individual patient.
Insurance paperwork is incredibly time-consuming. This
is valuable time that Dr. Myatt prefers to spend studying the patient's case
in order to get the patient well, not shuffling papers.
When you consider the true amount of time Dr. Myatt
spends on an individual case, you will see that her fees are a bargain. When
you find yourself recovering from an "incurable" illness, you will further
understand why Dr. Myatt's case-study time is so valuable and why we charge
for the non-wellness time spent on paperwork.
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