In aligning with the changing times, United Health Care is adopted a "fee per visit" reimbursement" rather than a "fee per service." This means that UHC will reimburse ONE FLAT RATE per day - regardless of the number of services performed. The mentality behind this theory is that eventually it will even out. On day 1, you may perform an exam, x-ray, treatment and receive one lower flat payment but on Day 2-3 where you perform less services, that payment seems higher. All seems fine and dandy - except for those patients that never return past visit 1 or 2...