With the opening of Gorges Health, we are instituting an “Administrative Fee” for patients establishing primary care. While an “administrative fee” is something most patients have not heard of, it is becoming increasingly common to help cover the costs inherent in operating a private practice. It allows Gorges Health to provide the personal level of attention not attainable at a large medical practice.
Many private practices charge an administrative fee annually. Gorges Health is still devising our administrative fee policy and will likely charge a smaller fee annually after the first year of care. The administrative fee can usually be paid for out of your Health Savings Account or Flex Spending Account.
Patients generally are unaware that primary care physicians spend several hours per day providing services that insurance does not pay for. These tasks are time consuming, occur outside of office visits and are essential to providing high quality primary care. They include but are not limited to the following:
Participation in the administrative fee policy is optional. You may choose instead to pay for services as needed. If you choose to forego the administrative fee, Gorges Health will bill you individually for medical services occurring outside of your appointment as noted below. Gorges Health will waive the administrative fee for patients who have Medicaid insurance plans, are self-pay, or have financial hardship.
1. After hours phone calls less than 10 minutes: $25
2. After hours phone calls equal to or greater than 10 minutes: $50
3. Prior Authorizations: $50
4. Sending medical records to other providers or individuals: $0.75 per page up to a maximum of $50
5. Form completion outside of office visits: $25
6. Referrals made outside of an office visit: $50.
Please note: New referrals typically require an office visit if the problem has not been previously evaluated.
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