Comments on: Doctors Online http://healthblog.ncpa.org/doctors-online/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Tue, 22 May 2012 22:14:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Krista http://healthblog.ncpa.org/doctors-online/comment-page-1/#comment-39974 Krista Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:58:32 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=1266#comment-39974 This is such an interesting and innovative idea. I was a bit skeptical when I was first reading it, but I think it may actually prove to be very beneficial for our health care system. Undoubtedly there will be some kinks that need to be worked out initially, but once the system smooths itself out, it could be ingenious. The way it is explained, it should benefit everyone involved - doctors, patients, insurance companies, and employers. I really hope the American public warms to the idea. It will certainly be interesting to see where this goes. This is such an interesting and innovative idea. I was a bit skeptical when I was first reading it, but I think it may actually prove to be very beneficial for our health care system. Undoubtedly there will be some kinks that need to be worked out initially, but once the system smooths itself out, it could be ingenious. The way it is explained, it should benefit everyone involved – doctors, patients, insurance companies, and employers. I really hope the American public warms to the idea. It will certainly be interesting to see where this goes.

]]> By: Larry C. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/doctors-online/comment-page-1/#comment-39907 Larry C. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:52:11 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=1266#comment-39907 I agree with Joe. I agree with Joe.

]]> By: Joe S. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/doctors-online/comment-page-1/#comment-39906 Joe S. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:51:35 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=1266#comment-39906 I suspect the biggest problem will be the third-party payers. As you have pointed out before at this blog, Medicare does not pay for e-mail consultations and most private insurers pay the same way Medicare pays. But for the insurance bureacracies, this sort of innovation would have been commonplace years ago. I suspect the biggest problem will be the third-party payers. As you have pointed out before at this blog, Medicare does not pay for e-mail consultations and most private insurers pay the same way Medicare pays.

But for the insurance bureacracies, this sort of innovation would have been commonplace years ago.

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