Medicaid only optical shop?
No one in this area fills outside medicaid prescriptions for glasses. Everyone does the exam, no one does the glasses. A friend has this crazy idea of starting an optical service that only provides medicaid glasses. Only his idea might not be so crazy. And I'm thinking if he doesn't actually do it, I may.
An optical venture has all kinds of risk. You buy frames that may or may not sell. Your shop must be in an attractive location. You expend energy on advertising. You help the patient make decision on what lens best suits their needs, while trying to minimize non-adapt issues. All of these factors are narrowed down for medicaid patients. You have specific frames and lens material to dispense, and that's it.
Other than the time-consuming billing and the paltry payments, is there any other reason I should dismiss this idea out of hand? If you have experience with medicaid, I'd like to hear your input.
That means if you prepare properly for it.............................
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Originally Posted by
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All of these factors are narrowed down for medicaid patients. You have specific frames and lens material to dispense, and that's it.
Other than the time-consuming billing and the paltry payments, is there any other reason I should dismiss this idea out of hand? If you have experience with medicaid, I'd like to hear your input.
and the contra:
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Originally Posted by chip anderson
All will want upper tear frames, lenses, tints, scratch cotes, transitons, etc. None of which medicaid will pay for, so they will all hate you.
It's hard enough to please real people who pay thier own bills, much less someone who wants a free ride.
With all the negative answers, you would have to approach the idea fully knowing all the facts and it might just be a niche nobody else gives a damn about because it complicates live as I can read about it.
That means if you prepare properly for it, it can also become easy and a breeze. If they want high teer, give it to them but in a Diso version, scratch resistant, do it yourself at a fraction of the cost and so the tints and all other extras that are available, instead of have them done and pay the lab prices and you could very well do good.