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Re:Introducing Uber Health, Removing Transportation as a Bar... by desireco42 on Thursday March 01, 2018 @01:34PM (#16494732)
I have trouble understanding how doctors can make money with Heal? For me it is great, $99 and I have nice doctor show up when I don't feel well and diagnose and prescribe treatment. I don't understand how they can make money with this.
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Re:Introducing Uber Health, Removing Transportation as a Bar... by empath75 on Thursday March 01, 2018 @07:59PM (#16497938)
I’m wondering if a lot of them aren’t working part time while doing something else? Like I can see it being really appealing for a doctor with young kids at home that don’t want to work long hours.
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Re:Introducing Uber Health, Removing Transportation as a Bar... by ABCLAW on Thursday March 01, 2018 @02:09PM (#16495103)
Doctor isn't paying overhead for an office, plus they get paid more than the co-pay by your insurance.
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Re:Introducing Uber Health, Removing Transportation as a Bar... by samfisher83 on Thursday March 01, 2018 @03:45PM (#16496128)
An average gp makes about 170k with tax benefits etc its probably closer to 200k. Assuming they get 3weeks of vacations that 102 dollars/hour. I don't see how 99 dollars per visit makes economic sense.
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Re:Introducing Uber Health, Removing Transportation as a Bar... by newfoundglory on Thursday March 01, 2018 @05:42PM (#16497092)
How many hours a week do they work? How many of those are overhead hours that Heal takes care of for them? How many of them are average? What other costs of running a clinic are there?
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