Does PNBC participate in Medicare?
Although we are not participating providers because of excessive government interference and red tape, we do individually contract with Medicare patients to provide services. What is unique is that the patients only pay a fee if they believe they have significantly benefited from our treatment. The maximum charge is $1500 for as long as it takes to optimize spinal fitness (typically about 24 visits over 12 weeks for elderly patients). At the end of the treatment they can choose to pay what ever they feel the treatment was worth, including nothing. This unique approach gives us a legal mechanism to treat elderly patients for free, while enabling us to receive remuneration from those who can afford treatment. The danger in a program like this is that our clinics get overrun with elderly patients that cannot pay for treatment. We couldn’t survive in such an environment and would likely be forced to then limit participation. For physicians considering referral of a Medicare patient, the tr
