Re: Breg does compete in Florida-Ditto
Michael Rieth, CPO (Licensed)
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Re: Breg does compete in Florida-Ditto
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Michael Rieth, CPO (Licensed)
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In a message dated 99-08-11 12:01:18 EDT, <Email Address Redacted> writes:
<< If his statement that Breg does, indeed, support the orthotic community
is true, perhaps Breg should investigate more thoroughly the actions and
ethics of their outlying representatives.
The Breg distributor in Florida is marketing the HMO reimbursement sources
personally with the offer of a pricing structure which equals our cost for
the product from Breg, i.e. we pay $300.00 to Breg for a knee orthosis and
the local Breg representative charges the HMO $300.00. Further, the
physician's prescriptions are being changed from another manufacturer's
product to the Breg product. >>
We also have had the same sitiuation happen with Breg. It won't be long
before all of the manufacturers get into a bidding war with the HMO and drive
the price down even further.
Mike Rieth, CPO (Licensed)
<< If his statement that Breg does, indeed, support the orthotic community
is true, perhaps Breg should investigate more thoroughly the actions and
ethics of their outlying representatives.
The Breg distributor in Florida is marketing the HMO reimbursement sources
personally with the offer of a pricing structure which equals our cost for
the product from Breg, i.e. we pay $300.00 to Breg for a knee orthosis and
the local Breg representative charges the HMO $300.00. Further, the
physician's prescriptions are being changed from another manufacturer's
product to the Breg product. >>
We also have had the same sitiuation happen with Breg. It won't be long
before all of the manufacturers get into a bidding war with the HMO and drive
the price down even further.
Mike Rieth, CPO (Licensed)
Citation
Michael Rieth, CPO (Licensed), “Re: Breg does compete in Florida-Ditto,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 4, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/212457.
