Anyone out there doing outpatient consults with the hospital doing the billing WITHOUT a physician run clinic status?  I'm curious if anyone is REALLY getting repaid for their services.  I am running into the problem of insurance companies telling hospital to bill lactation services under education - then denying payment to the patients because they don't cover education - and patients and physicians referring the patients being upset.  Sounds to me like the old runaround game.  How ridiculous that we say out of one side of our mouth we want moms to breastfeed for at least 6 months - then tell them they can't have help when they have real issuse unless they pay out of pocket or are desperately poor and eligible for government paid services.  We see the middle class mom caught once more.  And these women truly want to breastfeed - they just don't appreciate paying for insurance services that are denied!  
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