HELP - Does DR. *****ett do PROGRAM FEES?

Ok, I am offically WORRIED... I have medicaid and now I am reading that some people do
"program fees" what is that and how much is it? I have been reffered to Dr. *****ett and go to the siminar in 2 days, but don't want to waste my time if I have to pay MORE MONEY...HELP!

Your best bet would be to call his office and ask. If they do charge the extra fee, my guess is, it'll be $2000. Dr. Bour in Greenville does the same thing. The extra fee covers stuff like lifetime access to stuff like a Nutritionist and a psychiatrist or something. Personally, I think it's a load of BS, but I'm sure there are patients that will disagree with me. And again, I gotta point something out - I don't understand how they think that if you're on Medicaid, that you'll be able to afford such a high fee.

Now if they do charge the fee and you're serious about getting this procedure, then you'll just have to do like I did and wind up commuting to a different doctor. It takes me about an hour and a half to get to Spartanburg, but it's all been well worth the time spent riding back and forth. Like I said before, Dr. Ross and his staff go way beyond the call of duty when it comes to treating you and taking care of your concerns. I've had three other surgeries in the last 4 years, all of them dealing with my back and I have to say, out of all the surgeons I've seen, Dr. Ross is by and far the absolute best.

The only other doc that I know of that accepts Medicaid and doesn't charge that extra fee is in Anderson, but I haven't heard too many good things from people who have had this surgery done there. But like I said, at this point, your best bet is to call around. There's a list of docs that accept Medicaid in the thread at the very top of this forum. Good luck.

Chris

Thanks Chris. I too have had back surgery and still having problems, will this help me get the surgery any faster? I called the office and his fee is $500 which is still better then $2000..

So I am just reading your question yes I guess by now you have found out that the program fee is $500.00 atleast that is what I paid. $250.00 at your first appointment and $250.00 at your presurgery visit. I had the Realize Band surgery done so this is what we were told in the seminar meeting.