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@teelea68 HR can be a good resource! Depending on the size of the company, they also have the power to put pressure on their insurance broker, who can put pressure on the insurance companies to improve their provider network. My current job is helping independent physician practices negotiate...

@teelea68 I saw your more recent comment that you were able to find a provider, and I'm so glad! I just wanted to validate this comment and tell you that you're not alone. I've been working in healthcare administration/medical billing for almost 15 years, and I cried in a pharmacy a couple...

@mikiee I'm guessing it's a hybrid model. I worked for a doctor about 10 years ago who did this while working in an otherwise normal group practice. He had a normal patient panel and accepted all the insurance plans that the rest of the practice was contracted with, but he also had an option for...

@healthchristian That's true, but even if there's not a separate facility fee, the contracted allowables for any practice associated with a hospital system are often several times higher than the allowables for an independent provider. Which gives me an extra layer of frustration for OP's...