How Insurance Companies Dictate Care

How much of our daily lives as rehab practitioners is dictated by insurance companies?Whether you're a current (or future) business owner or a clinician in an insurance-based world, it's important to realize how much insurance companies control.Those of us in the cash-based world talk a lot about how insurance dictates care.  But what do we really mean by that?In this 'sode we go through how insurance companies shape the landscape of pelvic rehab.They shape the finances of rehab business.  They limit how much businesses can be paid.  They put a cap on how much employees can make.  And they incentivize practices to have aides, students or modalities reduce costs.They shape how long we can see patients for by limiting the number of reimbursed visits.  Insurance also limits the length of the session (maxing at an hour).  And it dictates who we can see - no wellness, no healthy birth prep or anyone who doesn't have an impairment or issue.Finally, they dictate how we document, which EMR we have to use and the hours and hours of extra paperwork each clinician needs to complete.This isn't to say that working in an insurance-based practice is bad - it's absolutely necessary and important.  But we should realize what hoops we're jumping through just because an insurance company says so!Business ResourcesIf you're a business owner (or considering it), make sure to check out our amazing business programs at www.pelvicptrising.com/business.  We've now helped more than 600+ PTs and OTs in the pelvic rehab space start and grow their practices!About UsNicole and Jesse Cozean founded Pelvic PT Rising to provide clinical and business resources to physical therapists to change the way we treat pelvic health.   PelvicSanity Physical Therapy (www.pelvicsanity.com) together in 2016.  It grew quickly into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country.Through Pelvic PT Rising, Nicole has created clinical courses (www.pelvicptrising.com/clinical) to help pelvic health providers gain confidence in their skills and provide frameworks to get better patient outcomes.  Together, Jesse and Nicole have helped 600+ pelvic practices start and grow through the Pelvic PT Rising Business Programs (www.pelvicptrising.com/business) to build a practice that works for them!  Get in Touch!Learn more at www.pelvicptrising.com, follow Nicole @nicolecozeandpt (www.instagram.com/nicolecozeandpt) or reach out via email ([email protected]).Check out our Clinical Courses, Business Resources and learn more about us at Pelvic PT Rising...Let's Continue to Rise!