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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not 1 word. Assessment is a very different type of service. How is it that you're in this line of business and you don't know it? [/quote]

Do - you sound like you work for an insurance company and are trying to justify putting people through the wringer.[/quote]

I've been a SN mom for 2 years now, dealing with insurance, waitlists, providers, assessments and services. This is one of the first things I learned post-diagnosis, since everything needed an assessment to get the services started. And frankly, this is not rocket science. If you're as thorough as you claim you are, it shouldn't have been an issue.[/quote]

NP. Yes, this is the attitude that makes professionals want to accept your insurance to save you money. Well done.[/quote]

Let's not be coy here. It's not any individual attitudes that influence the decisions by providers whether to accept insurance or not. It's money - revenue optimization and reimbursement rates. Those who take insurance get lower reimbursement rates but instead they get a steady stream of new patients who pick them and stay with them solely based on the insurance. These practices may be newer, or have less experienced staff with only the required credentials, no extras, there maybe more turnover, or use of part timers as contractors with only hourly pay and no benefits. It's a different business model, [i]not a bad or inferior one, just different[/i].  They accept lower per hour payment from insurance but maximize revenue by saving on staff costs.  Patients who go there would not have access to services otherwise if these practices didn't take insurance.  [/quote]

Fewer experienced staff, high turnover, less credentials, focus on money. Everything you’re talking about makes it inferior. Virtually existing for people with insurance does not negate the inferiority of the services. It just means that people with insurance are more likely to get inferior services. 
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