Physicians must comply with Red Flags Rule

The Wisconsin Medical Society provides a nice summary of the issue as I may have presented it to you:

"The FTC has taken the position that health care providers (including physicians) are “creditors,” and subject to the Red Flag Rules, if they bill consumers after their services are completed, and that health care providers (including physicians) that accept insurance are considered “creditors” if the consumer is ultimately responsible for the medical fees."

http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/publications_and_media/medigram/archive/october_9_2008/ypyf