Many Dentists are not aware that then can successfully negotiate their fee schedule with the insurance companies.
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Running Time: 64:26 minutesIn this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary interviews his friend Ben Tuinei on this very important topic. Ben is an authority on negotiating with 3rd party payers and to-date has worked with over 5,000 Dentists resulting in over a billion dollars of newly negotiated revenue for his clients. In this powerful interview Gary and Ben discuss: How Ben got started in the dental profession, why be built a business focusing on negotiating fee schedules with insurance companies, specific strategies for successfully negotiating with insurance companies, the one question you MUST ask when starting the negotiation process with insurance companies, who should be the one negotiating with the insurance companies and the show concludes with a great discussion from Ben on his views on the future of dental insurance.
Ben’s website: www.veritasdentalresources.com
Ben’s email address: ben@veritasdentalresources.com
Gary Takacs
Gary became a successful practice owner by purchasing a fixer-upper practice and developing it into a world-class dental practice. He is passionate about sharing his hard-earned insights and experiences with dental practices across the globe. As a dental practice coach, Gary provides guidance for dental professionals on how to create a healthier practice style that lets them deliver excellent patient care while reducing depending on insurance.
More importantly, Gary’s insights are not just based on theory – as a co-owner of a dental practice, he has first-hand experience in making this transformation from a high-volume and low-fee insurance model to a fee-for-service approach that is more sustainable and promotes a patient-centric and financially healthy dental practice, and he is dedicated to sharing this knowledge with other dental practitioners via the popular Thriving Dentist Show!