Just fyi,
Not all doctors share this view.
Some doctors if not many are fully on-board with Obamacare, and the socialized medicine mentality.
Case in point... my own family has encountered doctors who will NOT see us presumably because we are self pay.
They would apparently rather take what they can get from insurance providers rather than risk not getting paid at all from the individual’s pocket.
Most health care professionals I’ve met are very benevolent people... even the ones who are misguided by Obama’s agenda.
I guess what many of them fail to understand is the benefits of a free market system which on the surface may appear to them as selfish in nature. As a result they may also be missing the underlying principle that benevolence is not something which can be forced.
RE: They would apparently rather take what they can get from insurance providers rather than risk not getting paid at all from the individual’s pocket.
What if someone can show them the money first? :)
They will not see you if you are self pay for some good resons. You may be able to afford the physician office visit, but what if you needed more complex treatment or scans? I have seen patients in the clinic where I used to work , who had no insurance and are able to pay for their first visit, but when surgery, MRIs, etc are recommended, they cannot afford it. it then becomes a liability for the physician, because what can he/she do? Deny treatment, and get sued? It opens a real can of worms when you accept patients with no insurance, but are able to afford the initial visit.