After all the shit that's happened in the past year and seeing how doctors just regurgitate what administrative staff and their attorneys tell them, I'm through with corporate medicine. I want to find a doctor isn't a part of some massive hospital network, that is still independent and can still perform services like a real doctor should be able to!
Of course that in itself I know is a challenge considering all the buyouts, more government bureaucratic redtape and retirements over the past couple decades and I fully realize much of the American public is in a bad spot these days.
But I'm sure there must be some out there - I'd just like to know how I can find them. Is there a website or organization I should check out? Or maybe some sort of professional qualifications to specifically look for?
We are working with a naturopath doctor for the first time and let me tell you, I have never had a doctor spend 2 hours in the first appointment literally going over every fine detail of not just medical history, but general life history, emotional well being, school/career... it was extensive and I loved it! I email her every 3 or 4 days with updates and she responds right away, in paragraphs, not 2 sentences. There is so much to cover when every aspect of your life is considered, 15-20 minutes is not adequate! It cost around $400 for that appointment but I'd estimate she has spend well over 12 hours with us, ncluding her 1st 2 hour appointment. Worth every penny! (My 17 year old daughter is her actual patient, hence the "us" business)