BM>  KA> After observing it a couple of times, I asked my doctor. Aetna, 
mong
BM>  KA> other insurance carriers, discourages GPs from doing referrals and
BM>  KA> actually offers kickbacks for NOT doing referrals,
BM> 
BM>  Aetna offers kickbacks?  Sounds illegal to me. It also sounds like a
BM>  fairy tale.  I rather doubt that your doctor told you that "Aetna,
BM>  among other insurance carriers" offers kickbacks.  Any MD caught
BM>  taking a kickback for not making referrals if/when indicated would
BM>  more than likely lose his/her license and his/her malpractice
BM>  insurance company would have to defend a suit.
You're right. I'm stupid and/or lying.
No, she didn't say "Aetna gives kickbacks". She told me that Aetna manages to 
offer more money to doctors who do a thorough job of keeping their patients
in-house. She also sighed and commented that it was a common problem 
nowadays. What she said about Aetna was verified by the benefits department 
t
the corporation I work for. The person in benefits there used the word 
"kickbacks".
Hearsay from two sources, that's all. 
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