Just what I'd heard / read about some HMO's ... I'm pretty certain I was covered by one that did that for a while, but never tried to see a dr. while I was on it.
> I've never heard of that. In fact, here the nurse won't > talk to you on > the phone at all, because they are too afraid of being > sued. > I've tried to call up a nurse to see if something requires > a visit to > the hospital, and they said told me out right they would > not make a > phone diagnosis, that I had to come in >> -----Original Message----- >> From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 11:21 PM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: RE: Saddam Pretended to have Weapons to prevent >> Attack >> >> I've heard that a lot of HMO's won't let you see a doctor >> without >> being first diagnosed by a nurse over the phone. If the >> nurse doesn't >> think you need to see a dr. (or is being pressued to >> reduce the number >> of people she sends to the dr.) then the ins. company >> won't cover you. >> Combine that with a set of legal and insurance incentives >> that >> encourage doctors to see as many patients as possible >> each for the >> shortest possible amount of time and you get long waits >> (2+ weeks) to >> see the doctor, followed by a brief cursory examination >> by someone >> who's more in a hurry to get you out the door than they >> are concerned >> about a proper diagnosis. >> >> > Huh? Can't see a doctor? I call make an appointment. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 6:56 PM >> >> To: CF-Community >> >> Subject: Re: Saddam Pretended to have Weapons to >> >> prevent >> >> Attack >> >> >> >> Yep. America where we pay 3x more for 1/3 the >> >> broadband >> >> speed of other >> >> countries. Where we pay more for mobile phone service >> >> and >> >> get less >> >> than other countries. Where we pay more for medical >> >> coverage, but >> >> can't even see a doctor when we have borderline >> >> pneumonia. s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:200687 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
