You’re barking up the wrong tree pal. I give those who cannot pay free care every day. When seeing a patient, I do not ask for insurance or how they will pay.
Do you feel bad having jumped to conclusions? Or do you feel bad begrudging me compensation for what I do, the risks I take and the hours I work?
BTW, many of the uninsured I care for for free both smoke and drink. They could buy insurance for the cost of their habits. There are things I would like to do but cannot because I can’t afford them.
And in the same vein, those I care for for free are often the ones that complain the most about the care (the service in the hospital is not good enough for them) and expect the most. Try it from my side for a while, and you will change your tune.
“You’re barking up the wrong tree pal. I give those who cannot pay free care every day.”
I’m not barking.
“When seeing a patient, I do not ask for insurance or how they will pay.”
And why not? Cost should come into the equation somewhere, that is why folks are going overseas. It’s not that they WANT to do it - they mostly have no choice, and often no idea what the costs are for your services other than it’s out of their reach.
You need to be more curious why the folks that have *some* money can’t come to you.
You are certainly on the side of the fence my daughter-in-law MD was (deceased now). You echo her thoughts right down the line. There are always two sides to the pancake, but too often people know what they assume. That said, yes there are those in the field that don’t belong there for one reason or another. But that wide brush paints alot of mis-information.
>>>When seeing a patient, I do not ask for insurance or how they will pay.
I’m over 60 and have NEVER SEEN THIS... EVER!
It’s ‘sit in the front office and write, write, write. Fill out the visit form for at least 1/2 an hour.’ Then wait, wait, wait.
Maybe you should check out your front office sometime.