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EP742 "You say clinics should raise prices - what about the patients that can't afford it?"

Ep. 742
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Here's what gets thrown at me and how I answered:


  1. Isn't cash pay just a way for clinics to charge more and leave everyday patients behind?
  2. You say clinics should raise prices - what about the patients that can't afford it?
  3. What do you say to the claims that you're just encouraging people to abandon insurance to make a little bit more money?
  4. Isn't cash pay just a model that works in wealthy areas like Los Angeles?
  5. Is cash pay actually under threat - or are the owners just not evolving fast enough?
  6. Why are so many busy clinics still struggling to make real profit?
  7. What do you say to PT owners who keep working harder and harder but keeping less money?


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