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  1. otolaryngologist
    a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
    Physicians are increasingly feeling shortchanged by insurance companies, said Dr. Bob Hughes, an otolaryngologist in Saratoga Springs who is president of the Medical Society of the State of New York.
  2. obstetrician
    a physician specializing in childbirth
    Orlene Paxson, 33, a stay-at-home mom on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, was unable to find an obstetrician she liked who would accept her insurance.
  3. caesarean section
    the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
    The global fee quoted by an obstetrician for childbirth should encompass all care required unless you have complications, need to see another specialist or require a last-minute Caesarean section.
  4. datum
    an item of factual information from measurement or research
    Though data on private practices is scanty, a new survey of 13,575 doctors from around the country by The Physicians Foundation found that over the next one to three years, more than 50 percent plan to take steps that reduce patient access to their services, and nearly 7 percent plan to switch to cash-only or concierge practices, in which patients pay an annual fee or retainer in addition to other fees.
  5. Caesarean
    of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar
    The global fee quoted by an obstetrician for childbirth should encompass all care required unless you have complications, need to see another specialist or require a last-minute Caesarean section.
  6. Saratoga Springs
    a town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its horse racing
    Physicians are increasingly feeling shortchanged by insurance companies, said Dr. Bob Hughes, an otolaryngologist in Saratoga Springs who is president of the Medical Society of the State of New York.
  7. exacerbate
    make worse
    Cash-only practices may exacerbate the access problem.
  8. preventive
    tending to hinder
    Since her doctor stopped accepting her insurance, Kathryn Vanasek, 43, a mother of two in Manhattan, hasn’t been back for a checkup or preventive screenings, relying on a new walk-in clinic for urgent problems like an ear infection.
  9. encompass
    include in scope
    The global fee quoted by an obstetrician for childbirth should encompass all care required unless you have complications, need to see another specialist or require a last-minute Caesarean section.
  10. spurn
    reject with contempt
    A version of this article appeared in print on 10/02/2012, on page D5 of the NewYork edition with the headline: A Possible Price to Pay if Doctors Spurn Insurance.
  11. concierge
    a caretaker in an apartment complex or hotel
    Though data on private practices is scanty, a new survey of 13,575 doctors from around the country by The Physicians Foundation found that over the next one to three years, more than 50 percent plan to take steps that reduce patient access to their services, and nearly 7 percent plan to switch to cash-only or concierge practices, in which patients pay an annual fee or retainer in addition to other fees.
  12. scanty
    lacking in extent or quantity
    Though data on private practices is scanty, a new survey of 13,575 doctors from around the country by The Physicians Foundation found that over the next one to three years, more than 50 percent plan to take steps that reduce patient access to their services, and nearly 7 percent plan to switch to cash-only or concierge practices, in which patients pay an annual fee or retainer in addition to other fees.
Created on Wed Oct 03 21:02:54 EDT 2012

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