[ via Boston.com: Rejecting health insurers ]
“He [Dr. Alan Altman] won’t accept payments from any insurance companies, which he said are hurting the healthcare system by creating hours of paperwork for doctors and paying them less than their services are worth.
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Dr. Cathleen Hood, 47, recently canceled five managed care contracts because she believed the companies’ payment policies encourage doctors to provide substandard care. For example, she said, insurers pay her a total of $160 to $200 if she sees four patients in an hour, but only $85 to $110 if she sees one patient in an hour.”
