I need to VENT!
#31
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Location: Upstate New York
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And to think I was upset over a bill from one of my doctors office (he changed practices) for $25.00 for transfering my files and an additional $10.00 for a new prescription between appointments.
Some Doctors are just leaches, others are wonderful! It took me almost 40 years to find a great family physician. It also caused me to lose my central vision due to a stroke because of a misdiagnosis (for 6 months) from my previous family physician's Physician's Assistant. Only after being hospitalized for 5 blood clots including in my lungs and having a stroke, did I find decent Doctors. Unfortunately, they are too rare in this day and age.
Some Doctors are just leaches, others are wonderful! It took me almost 40 years to find a great family physician. It also caused me to lose my central vision due to a stroke because of a misdiagnosis (for 6 months) from my previous family physician's Physician's Assistant. Only after being hospitalized for 5 blood clots including in my lungs and having a stroke, did I find decent Doctors. Unfortunately, they are too rare in this day and age.
#32
A lot of my family are in the medical field. The medical profession is leaning toward keeping the healthy well, not healing the unhealthy. If you are healthy do what you can to stay that way. Good diet, exercise, check ups. Be sure your kids eat healthy and get plenty of exercise. I think in the years to come, if the powers that be don't change, a person not healthy will not have many options, if a pill won't cure them.
#33
Originally Posted by Margie
This is not the exact article I read but it is similar in describing what is happening.
[/url] Click here: Blue Cross dropping concierge doctors | On Call with Stacey Singer
[/url] Click here: Blue Cross dropping concierge doctors | On Call with Stacey Singer
http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/on-ca...ierge-doctors/
While searching for it, I also found this article, Marin 'concierge' doctors drop patients who don't pay retainer:
http://www.marinij.com/ci_5502305?source=rss
At least when a lawyer or a detective charges a retainer, the cost is applied towards the fee, right?
#34
This is exactly what my father's doctor did. He is now also charging $1500 a year to be a part of his practice and claims he will be able to give his patients more service. My Dad didn't like it at all and has changed doctors. This is here in California, I am disappointed to hear that apparently other doctors are using this scam as well.......
#35
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
A lot of my family are in the medical field. The medical profession is leaning toward keeping the healthy well, not healing the unhealthy. If you are healthy do what you can to stay that way. Good diet, exercise, check ups. Be sure your kids eat healthy and get plenty of exercise. I think in the years to come, if the powers that be don't change, a person not healthy will not have many options, if a pill won't cure them.
Margie
#36
My DD told me that many elderly patients children are being counselled to not feel guilt for not consenting for the elderly parent to have an operation even though it could improve their daily life but not prolong their life. DD said it was some hospitals policy now days.
#37
I've heard of the doctors now charging for their VIP patients, AND I was shocked to read in an article (that I can't seem to find or I'd post it) that some doctors are going so far as to have 2 different doors for patients to enter. One for VIPs who paid an annual fee and one door for the "rest of us." Their waiting rooms are separate and they are treated differently. One side sees the doctor for an extended appointment, the other sees the physician assistant and gets the bums rush. I'm blessed to have a great doctor who would probably see a real ethical issue here.
#38
oh oh I finally found something. This is on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concierge_medicine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concierge_medicine
#39
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 17,636
Originally Posted by 2wheelwoman
I've heard of the doctors now charging for their VIP patients, AND I was shocked to read in an article (that I can't seem to find or I'd post it) that some doctors are going so far as to have 2 different doors for patients to enter. One for VIPs who paid an annual fee and one door for the "rest of us." Their waiting rooms are separate and they are treated differently. One side sees the doctor for an extended appointment, the other sees the physician assistant and gets the bums rush. I'm blessed to have a great doctor who would probably see a real ethical issue here.
#40
Originally Posted by 2wheelwoman
One side sees the doctor for an extended appointment, the other sees the physician assistant and gets the bums rush.
And then there's the whole physician assistant/nurse practitioner thing! Even regular doctors charge the same visit fee (and I must pay the same co-pay) for seeing an assistant as for seeing the doctor. No, I make it clear that I'm there to see a doctor. Now, if they lowered the co-pay and fees for seeing an assistant and I was only there for a weigh in or routine blood test, that might be okay. But not when I want an exam or a diagnosis.
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