Are medical doctors and/or general surgeons obliged to offer a portion of there services to the needy annualy? This is called pro bono... and who compensates them?
They would be compensated, right?
2007-02-13 16:49:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
im not sure if its required but they can probably right it off in their taxes.
2007-02-13 16:52:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't believe doctors/and or general surgeons have to offer a portion of their services to the needy, but some do. Free Clinics is where the doctors volunteer their time and knowledge--they get no compensation tho. If you look hard enough, you will find that many doctors do see patients and do volunteer their time and knowledge, the cost is generally nothing to the patient or a very small fee for someone with some kind of a wage.
2007-02-13 19:51:50 · answer #2 · answered by Terry Z 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
professional Bono means without pay, so no they does no longer be compensated. medical doctors are not obligated to attempt this, as some legal professionals are in accordance to the position they are operating. some medical doctors are transferring in that route yet no longer very many. those that paintings the position the persons get free service does no longer advise that the medical doctors are operating professional Bono. they are getting paid through resources that are designed to let basically that, free service for the needy. besides the undeniable fact that that would not seem as if a lot of a huge difference it is very much diverse from the medical professional's attitude.
2016-12-04 03:56:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not so obligated.
They can volunteer to waive their fees.
No one would compensate them- that is why it is called pro bono- for the good of others.
They also have to pay malpractice insurance- very high rates- in order to donate their time, because they still have to be covered legally even if working with non-paying patients. Their office space, administrative personnel and expenses are also not covered. And if labs, x-rays, and other tests are needed, those may not be in the doc's jurisdiction, but a function of the practice or hospital. The patient will be responsible for all that stuff unless the practice or hospital agrees to waive the fees also.
When this happens, generally the doc doesn't get compensated and we ALL pay- it ends up becoming higher fees for everyone else.
2007-02-13 17:05:43 · answer #4 · answered by CYP450 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I always assumed that Pro Bono meant without charge, and it applied to attorneys. I would not think that if anyone offers Pro Bono services they should expect to be compensated. Work for free means work for free!
2007-02-13 16:55:14 · answer #5 · answered by noonecanne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are not required or obligated to work for free, any more than you are. Many of us do, sometimes voluntarily, and sometimes because patients decide not to honor their financial obligations.
Pro bono is charity work. No compensation (but all of the costs, and risks of being sued)
Whenever we take care of Medicaid or Medicare patients, we are paid so little that it is, in effect, charity work. The people with insurance make up the difference.
2007-02-14 00:40:40 · answer #6 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that it is mandatory to provide pro bono services. I think it is up to the doctor to decide if he wants to do it or not. I do not believe they get compensated for it. Pro bono is when they want to help someone that really needs help and cant afford it so they do it for free.
2007-02-13 16:55:33 · answer #7 · answered by MistyMishy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not financially.
pro bono means free so any compenstion would be a feeling of doing something good or something right. i'm not sure if they can deduct their time from their taxes or not as a charitable gift.
2007-02-13 16:56:15 · answer #8 · answered by sodajerk50 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋