It takes weeks to get an appointment with a specialist, who only orders tests. Then, there will be a miscommunication between the specialist’s office and your insurance company, which will delay the test. That test will not show the cause of your illness, so you will need a referral to a more “special” specialist, which takes more than a week because it requires another appointment with the General Practitioner who wasn’t able to help you in the first place. After that successful referral, you will find that the specialist can’t see you for four months. In the meanwhile, you can’t work, have exhausted your leave, can’t retire without losing your health insurance and generally become desperate. Just guessing, of course, not speaking from personal experience. /S (All this, even though you have the best insurance money can buy and work for a company that reimburses for deductible costs.)
The Reader Premium Member almost 3 years ago
This certainly gives new meaning to ‘Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3…’
Teto85 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Must be a third world sh!thole country without national health/single payer.
comixbomix almost 3 years ago
Also known as, “double for nothing”.
mistercatworks almost 3 years ago
It takes weeks to get an appointment with a specialist, who only orders tests. Then, there will be a miscommunication between the specialist’s office and your insurance company, which will delay the test. That test will not show the cause of your illness, so you will need a referral to a more “special” specialist, which takes more than a week because it requires another appointment with the General Practitioner who wasn’t able to help you in the first place. After that successful referral, you will find that the specialist can’t see you for four months. In the meanwhile, you can’t work, have exhausted your leave, can’t retire without losing your health insurance and generally become desperate. Just guessing, of course, not speaking from personal experience. /S (All this, even though you have the best insurance money can buy and work for a company that reimburses for deductible costs.)
ferddo almost 3 years ago
Usually the doc doesn’t disclose his fees while suggesting tests and treatments – he just sends you a bill later…