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Dr. Jeff Arrington explains why insurance is a major barrier for endometriosis specialists and patients seeking care. The healthcare payment system fundamentally fails to recognize the difference between quick, superficial treatments and proper excision surgery that actually removes the disease.
• Insurance payment systems are based on Relative Value Units (RVUs) set by Medicare
• The RVU system has three components: work involved, malpractice risk, and geographic location
• A superficial 15-minute ablation receives the same insurance payment as a 3-hour expert excision
• The system creates no financial incentive for surgeons to perform proper, thorough excision
• Complex work around sensitive structures like ureters and bowel is not recognized by insurance
• Skilled specialists often can't afford to accept insurance due to this payment inequality
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Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link)
Dr. Jeff Arrington explains why insurance is a major barrier for endometriosis specialists and patients seeking care. The healthcare payment system fundamentally fails to recognize the difference between quick, superficial treatments and proper excision surgery that actually removes the disease.
• Insurance payment systems are based on Relative Value Units (RVUs) set by Medicare
• The RVU system has three components: work involved, malpractice risk, and geographic location
• A superficial 15-minute ablation receives the same insurance payment as a 3-hour expert excision
• The system creates no financial incentive for surgeons to perform proper, thorough excision
• Complex work around sensitive structures like ureters and bowel is not recognized by insurance
• Skilled specialists often can't afford to accept insurance due to this payment inequality
Send your questions by using the link in the description, emailing [email protected], or visiting the Indobattery.com contact page.
Support the show
Website endobattery.com
Instagram: EndoBattery

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