Can I choose to pay cash first health care if it is cheaper than my copay?
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Can I choose to pay cash first health care if it is cheaper than my copay?
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see a specailest they normally
charge 40 a visit. My insurance had
me pay 60 for specialists. Can I tell
them not to bill my insurance and Ill
pay cash. Alternatively can I have them
remove my insurance info from my file?
Asked on April 24, 2018 under Insurance Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
It is legal to ask the doctor to do this. However, they are not required to: as a private business (since that's what a doctor or medical practice is, once you get past the medicine), they have the right to set their own policies regarding pricing and payment. They can insist that if a patient has insurance, the billing must go through it. However, while they have the right to insist on that, they could also accommodate you in this regard if they chose; you lose nothing by asking.
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