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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
Nelson Vergel is Seeking Input: Tell the FDA to Stop Attacking Compounded Hormones
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<blockquote data-quote="Nelson Vergel" data-source="post: 213272" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>The cost is just too high to stay in business with a retail model like that. You couldn’t sustain a sketchy testosterone mill operation with that model let alone how clinics operate to ensure everything is legitimate and correct. There is not enough markup on lab tests, and after you calculate in the cost of a provider’s time for a consult plus their time afterward finishing up notes and such, you really are not profiting at all off of a $90 or $165 consult in the case of an MD since they cost even more. Consults are almost the equivalent of what loss leaders would be in retail where you break even or lose a little (consult) to sell more product or in this case prescribe medications to get people feeling better. </p><p></p><p>It would be like a urologist not getting reimbursed by any health insurance and only trying to stay in business off of patients’ $25 office copay for a visit and nothing more. Not going to work. The monthly subscription price would need to be so high that you are right back where you started paying for “overpriced” medications, just in a less clear way which to me is not being upfront and honest to patients. </p><p></p><p>What most price-conscious consumers don’t realize is how much money it costs for clinics to turn the lights on every day; to be able to do that and go to sleep knowing that you are doing everything legitimate and not screwing people over just to take their money. </p><p></p><p>We will see what happens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nelson Vergel, post: 213272, member: 3"] The cost is just too high to stay in business with a retail model like that. You couldn’t sustain a sketchy testosterone mill operation with that model let alone how clinics operate to ensure everything is legitimate and correct. There is not enough markup on lab tests, and after you calculate in the cost of a provider’s time for a consult plus their time afterward finishing up notes and such, you really are not profiting at all off of a $90 or $165 consult in the case of an MD since they cost even more. Consults are almost the equivalent of what loss leaders would be in retail where you break even or lose a little (consult) to sell more product or in this case prescribe medications to get people feeling better. It would be like a urologist not getting reimbursed by any health insurance and only trying to stay in business off of patients’ $25 office copay for a visit and nothing more. Not going to work. The monthly subscription price would need to be so high that you are right back where you started paying for “overpriced” medications, just in a less clear way which to me is not being upfront and honest to patients. What most price-conscious consumers don’t realize is how much money it costs for clinics to turn the lights on every day; to be able to do that and go to sleep knowing that you are doing everything legitimate and not screwing people over just to take their money. We will see what happens. [/QUOTE]
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