To add to the above: Went to a team of doctors because each are of a subspecialty. One recommends a pacemaker, another a valve repair, the 3rd a heart transplant. They are all associates so to show the stupidity I said: How about I get the transplant first, then the pacemaker, then the valve repair. They were completely dumfounded and silent.
Same with meds: One prescribes a med (that costs $300), 2 days later I see the other in the group and he yells at me not to take that med, not one.
Tomorrow I see another doc and will tell him I stopped taking one of my meds because at last visit he said it was ineffective. Wonder what his response will be.
My insurance insist I get my blood pressure checked every 6 months for prescription so I had lined an appt months ago. Then I need blood work for a pre-op so they make the appt. Then they call back and say they mistakenly made them the same day.
I thought cool....two birds, one stone. Then they say they can't do both on the same day. I was furious because the only reason is they are billed different to insurance. So now I've got to go two different days and miss work and whatnot.
They can't check your blood pressure and then take your blood on the same day? That's complete bullshit. I'd demand they are done on the same day or give me a damn good reason why they can't.
That was my contention. The only reason they could give was that its billed separate under different filings and each has to be a standalone visit. Now I'm getting the blood drawn first so if I'm told they are checking my blood pressure that visit its going to be very embarrassing for them when I insist they wait a couple of weeks until I return for the other appointment.
To add to the above: Went to a team of doctors because each are of a subspecialty. One recommends a pacemaker, another a valve repair, the 3rd a heart transplant. They are all associates so to show the stupidity I said: How about I get the transplant first, then the pacemaker, then the valve repair. They were completely dumfounded and silent.
Same with meds: One prescribes a med (that costs $300), 2 days later I see the other in the group and he yells at me not to take that med, not one.
Tomorrow I see another doc and will tell him I stopped taking one of my meds because at last visit he said it was ineffective. Wonder what his response will be.
My insurance insist I get my blood pressure checked every 6 months for prescription so I had lined an appt months ago. Then I need blood work for a pre-op so they make the appt. Then they call back and say they mistakenly made them the same day.
I thought cool....two birds, one stone. Then they say they can't do both on the same day. I was furious because the only reason is they are billed different to insurance. So now I've got to go two different days and miss work and whatnot.
The medical/insurance field is racket.
They can't check your blood pressure and then take your blood on the same day? That's complete bullshit. I'd demand they are done on the same day or give me a damn good reason why they can't.
That was my contention. The only reason they could give was that its billed separate under different filings and each has to be a standalone visit. Now I'm getting the blood drawn first so if I'm told they are checking my blood pressure that visit its going to be very embarrassing for them when I insist they wait a couple of weeks until I return for the other appointment.