Dr. Keith Berger

I could practice it the way my dad, my grandfather, my son and my brother doctors. His son's a doctor. My daughter-in-law's a doctor. We understand medicine. We get terrific ratings from our patients, but we may not be making the big bucks, and we are not making the big bucks in our practice, but we are treating people really the way they want to be treated or better.

I could practice it the way my dad, my grandfather, my son and my brother doctors. His son's a doctor. My daughter-in-law's a doctor. We understand medicine. We get terrific ratings from our patients, but we may not be making the big bucks, and we are not making the big bucks in our practice, but we are treating people really the way they want to be treated or better.

I could practice it the way my dad, my grandfather, my son and my brother doctors. His son's a doctor. My daughter-in-law's a doctor. We understand medicine. We get terrific ratings from our patients, but we may not be making the big bucks, and we are not making the big bucks in our practice, but we are treating people really the way they want to be treated or better.

Well, last year I lost money for the first time ever, ever, in 43 years of practice.

Well, last year I lost money for the first time ever, ever, in 43 years of practice.

Well, last year I lost money for the first time ever, ever, in 43 years of practice.

So imagine you've got maybe tens of thousands of dollars at stake and you don't know, are you ever going to get it paid? How are you going to get it paid? It's just aggravating to be working in that kind of environment where every day it seems like a breakdown of some kind, an issue, and you're going to have to handle it and you have to go through this very elaborate process. It's aggravating.

So imagine you've got maybe tens of thousands of dollars at stake and you don't know, are you ever going to get it paid? How are you going to get it paid? It's just aggravating to be working in that kind of environment where every day it seems like a breakdown of some kind, an issue, and you're going to have to handle it and you have to go through this very elaborate process. It's aggravating.

So imagine you've got maybe tens of thousands of dollars at stake and you don't know, are you ever going to get it paid? How are you going to get it paid? It's just aggravating to be working in that kind of environment where every day it seems like a breakdown of some kind, an issue, and you're going to have to handle it and you have to go through this very elaborate process. It's aggravating.

It's like a thorn in your side.

It's like a thorn in your side.

It's like a thorn in your side.

So when my staff are tied up doing, you know, fixing mistakes that insurance companies made or arguing with insurance companies about why they should pay for a colonoscopy or a CAT scan, you know, that sucks.

So when my staff are tied up doing, you know, fixing mistakes that insurance companies made or arguing with insurance companies about why they should pay for a colonoscopy or a CAT scan, you know, that sucks.

So when my staff are tied up doing, you know, fixing mistakes that insurance companies made or arguing with insurance companies about why they should pay for a colonoscopy or a CAT scan, you know, that sucks.

First of all, it's really very discouraging because we work hard at being good at what we do and we hate to tell a patient, well, sorry, your insurance company isn't going to cover this when they should.

First of all, it's really very discouraging because we work hard at being good at what we do and we hate to tell a patient, well, sorry, your insurance company isn't going to cover this when they should.

First of all, it's really very discouraging because we work hard at being good at what we do and we hate to tell a patient, well, sorry, your insurance company isn't going to cover this when they should.

uh so it's demoralizing from that standpoint and it's time you know like i said my office manager i only have one i pay her very well but how many jobs can she do and she's got to go through 100 charts that were underpaid by one of those insurance companies so i just imagine i don't know it's like sitting at a table of a poker game knowing that it's rigged how long do you want to play

uh so it's demoralizing from that standpoint and it's time you know like i said my office manager i only have one i pay her very well but how many jobs can she do and she's got to go through 100 charts that were underpaid by one of those insurance companies so i just imagine i don't know it's like sitting at a table of a poker game knowing that it's rigged how long do you want to play