By Jennifer Fermino for the NY Post
NEW YORK — A city doctor who tried to help uninsured patients by charging them a low monthly fee might get some help from Albany.
State Sen. Andrew Lanza introduced a bill allowing physicians like Dr. John Muney to charge patients a flat fee.
Just What the Doctor Ordered
By Jennifer Fermino for the NY Post
NEW YORK — A city doctor who tried to help uninsured patients by charging them a low monthly fee might get some help from Albany.
State Sen. Andrew Lanza introduced a bill allowing physicians like Dr. John Muney to charge patients a flat fee.
The doctor had to stop his plan — which allowed patients to pay just $79 a month with a $10 co-payment — because the state thought it was too close to insurance.
Because current rules require doctors to charge patients a certain amount for a service, he was forced to triple his co-payment to be in compliance with the law.
