Karen,
You need to look at the LAW regarding Medicaid. It is VERY specific, the LEAST expensive device to solve the problem. And quite frankly fitting a C leg to a Medicaid patient is like giving them a Porsche because they need transportation.
Dan Snelson, CPO, FAAOP
—– Original Message —–
From: “Karen Lynch Co/Beprosthetist”
To:
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] Responses to Medicaid & C-Leg
> I think it’s unethical for a practitioner to discriminate against a
> patient based on the fact that he or she is on Medicaid. Furthermore,
> I think that by doing so you would be putting your own financial
> interests (no increase in tax money out of your pocket) above the
> medical interest of the patient- which I believe is in direct
> violation of the Canon of Ethics.
> If some of you out there have an issue with the expense of the
> C-leg, then you should have issue with that for ALL third party
> payors, not just for those who are unfortunate enough to be on
> Medicaid. (Besides, you don’t want YOUR health insurance bill to go up
> any more than YOUR taxes – or do you just like to pick on poor
> people?)
> We should be working together to assure that every patient gets the
> best treatment possible and that we get paid for providing that
> treatment – not slamming a portion of our patient population.
> -Karen Lynch, CPO
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