Andrew Kopecky, MD, PhD
@mossflowr.bsky.social
Radiation oncologist at Rhode Island hospital
I drove across the US in 3 days
I play/collect Magic: the Gathering
I drove across the US in 3 days
I play/collect Magic: the Gathering
Reposted by Andrew Kopecky, MD, PhD
Honestly we should pass a law requiring the time physicians spend on this be billable, and insurance companies have to pay it themselves without passing the cost onto the patient. Maybe that would incentivize them to stop making patients and physicians jump through these hoops to get essential care
July 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Honestly we should pass a law requiring the time physicians spend on this be billable, and insurance companies have to pay it themselves without passing the cost onto the patient. Maybe that would incentivize them to stop making patients and physicians jump through these hoops to get essential care
Reposted by Andrew Kopecky, MD, PhD
And your experience also highlights, in addition to patients' stress, the challenges that prior auth causes for physicians who help us out when these challenges arise: they need dedicated support staff, and when they get dragged into "peer-to-peers" and protracted appeals, it's non-billable hours.
July 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
And your experience also highlights, in addition to patients' stress, the challenges that prior auth causes for physicians who help us out when these challenges arise: they need dedicated support staff, and when they get dragged into "peer-to-peers" and protracted appeals, it's non-billable hours.
That seems easy - don't waste your time
December 13, 2024 at 9:08 PM
That seems easy - don't waste your time
I meant I performed it
November 29, 2024 at 1:43 AM
I meant I performed it
Reposted by Andrew Kopecky, MD, PhD
I've got two big problems with this.
The first is that it's dishonest.
Hospitals know how much revenue physicians bring in. Here, e.g., are figures from a 2016 survey.
Rather than "losing $300k", the average PCP/specialist *generated* revenue of $1.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
The first is that it's dishonest.
Hospitals know how much revenue physicians bring in. Here, e.g., are figures from a 2016 survey.
Rather than "losing $300k", the average PCP/specialist *generated* revenue of $1.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
November 17, 2024 at 7:12 PM
I've got two big problems with this.
The first is that it's dishonest.
Hospitals know how much revenue physicians bring in. Here, e.g., are figures from a 2016 survey.
Rather than "losing $300k", the average PCP/specialist *generated* revenue of $1.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
The first is that it's dishonest.
Hospitals know how much revenue physicians bring in. Here, e.g., are figures from a 2016 survey.
Rather than "losing $300k", the average PCP/specialist *generated* revenue of $1.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively.