Most likely a result of the insurance payment schemes. Each visit is identified by a code - which dictates what insurance will pay. Two codes for one visit wil be identified as fraud by the insurance co., making it not feasible for the doctor to do that. You need an appointment for the specific thing you want treated/looked at.
Bottom line, the for-profit healthcare model sucks big time. On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 6:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > What do you think about doctors these days? Are they all idiots? The > spouse has been sick for a week, to the point she went to the ER Sunday. > Has a virus and very dehydrated. ER basically did nothing. Could not get an > IV and just gave up. Today she had a “wellness” visit with our primary care > doctor. She started to discuss the test results etc from the visit and the > huge dehydration problem but he cut her off and said this visit was only to > review certain things. Basically just going over the most basic items. So > you are in a doctors office and they ignore a glaring illness and say you > would need to make a sick visit rather than this wellness visit? It would > seem to this recent issue should be addressed on any visit including a > wellness visit. I use the same doctor and anytime I want to ask about my > neck problems, or anything related to my blood thinners he doesn’t want to > discuss it, only what is on his simpleton agenda for the day. > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
