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Re:How much health insurers pay for almost everything is abo... by kstrauser on Friday July 01, 2022 @03:32PM (#31951566)
As the spouse of a doctor, this made me giggle. If her practice had 90% margins, my life would be a lot different than it is. Her actual net margin, as in what she brings home after paying all the bills, is closer to 15%.
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Re:How much health insurers pay for almost everything is abo... by InefficientRed on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:14PM (#31952157)
A private practice owned by the MDs reporting relatively low net margins is meaningless without knowing what the MDs are taking out as income.
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Re:How much health insurers pay for almost everything is abo... by kstrauser on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:20PM (#31952240)
Her practice, as are most, is an S Corp. In other words, the net income is her take-home income.

Put another way, the rent, employee pay, supplies, malpractice insurance, etc. etc. etc. add up to about 85% of her gross revenue. That 15% difference is how much she personally makes.

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