Yes! If the patient states, they have an insurance plan that you are In-network with you are obligated to bill their insurance as in accordance of your terms and agreements with said insurance company. 

You must also charge the patient appropriately as per the plan’s agreements in the event that the patient has not met their In-Network deductible. 

With all that said, the Patient does have an option to opt out of using their commercial health insurance by signing a waiver as per the HITECH act of 2010 for all insurances, except *Medicare.

(Section 13405 subtitle D of HITECH ACT, 42 USC 17935)

With all that said, the Patient does have an option to opt out of using their commercial health insurance by signing a waiver as per the HITECH  act of 2010 for all insurances, except *Medicare.

(Section 13405 subtitle D of HITECH ACT, 42 USC 17935)

No. The healthcare files and history are with only you and your patients. This decentralizes healthcare data  and decision making away from the insurance companies. 

Becoming a FixCare provider contributes to a movement towards a more decentralize healthcare system.  This movement will return the decision-making process back into the hands of the patients and the providers to break away from the medical industrial complex. 

Actively marketing FixCare platform to subscribed members and institutions who are willing to pay directly to providers for their medical care. This bypasses the layers of bureaucracy set up to obstruct healthcare access and payment of care with traditional health insurance. 

Having a patient population that will pay at the time of the visit saves providers time, money and energy on billing services and the appeals process for services already rendered. 

FixCare providers will be part of a growing referral network of like-minded practitioners where limits in "leakage" referrals out to into hospital systems and hedge funded medical practices. Those types of providers and systems tend not foster referrals back to independent private practices and maximize billing on patients.

The major benefit to becoming a FixCare provider is that the service is FREE for providers to join, and there will be no charge for any patient acquisition unlike other marketing platforms. We at FixCare just ask for the providers to pass on the savings  to the members to be a part of the platform.  

Reasonably priced membership subscription paid by patients will fund platform and the marketing FixCare providers.

No. Although many providers will post their fees; You can just simply state how much of rate reduction (the FixCare Rate) your office would allow off your usual and customary fees for consultations and procedures. This is termed "a prompt pay discount" to be settled at the time of the visit.

This method would keep in complance with providers who are still In-network and part of an IPA (independent practice association).