Neurologist Unable to get Payment from Managed Care Organizations
HIDALGO COUNTY - A Mission neurologist is struggling to keep his practice afloat as he waits to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars from insurance companies.
Dr. Miguel Gutierrez said the companies owe him for services he already provided to patients.
Since the rollout of managed care, several insurance companies now coordinate coverage for those patients on Medicaid or Medicare. He said the change brought a whole new world of paperwork and past-due bills.
Gutierrez said he works at least 70 hours a week. He has to see at least 55 patients just to break even.
Lisa Luna is one of those patients.
"He's the one that's been helping me. The other doctor didn't help me at all," Luna said.
"One after another, one after another ... all day long. If I go slow, I'm in trouble in the afternoon," he said.
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