Reply To: Should Doctor Accept Medicaid Plans?

most doctors starting out have big medical school bills to pay off.
waiving a copay is not insurance fraud. besides, billing for a copay, but not pursuing debtors , is not illegal.
Because Medicaid patients don’t have copays ( well, there is an $3 Outpatient copay ) they tend to make appts for minor ailments ( ie 100 degree temp ) that other patients won’t. As a result they can crowd out patients with better paying insurance.