So this morning my unkie posts on FB that he thinks he has pneumonia
or something, calls his doc to come get checked out. His long-time
doc left the place early in the year, some new doc takes the place.
Turns out the new doc took off too, so now he is docless. (He did
not check to see why he did not get notified or turfed off or what,
just dropped.) The phone droid tells him to go to the ER or find a
new doc. No docs in town taking new patients (probably no patients
with Medicare or whatever he has). So he is all bent about that.
I point out that "if you like your doctor, you can keep your
doctor." He got really upset about that, so I expanded on the
comment a bit to tell him that 1) the practice should not have just
ejected him with no notice, 2) unless they did give notice they are
still responsible for him and his care with whatever doc is still
around, 3) probably best to go to the ER or a doc-in-a-box to deal
with the acute issue while sorting out with the original provider.
Also that the med bidness is now pretty much like the DMV, esp with
people like him on Medicare or Obamacare or whatever that doesn't
pay much, despite the desires of the docs actually providing care to
provide care.
He was a big Obama/Obamacare supporter, now he is finding his dreams
were somewhat misplaced as reality bites his butt (or lungs, in this
case). He lives in a smallish town, I'm sure all the docs there are
getting killed by low reimbursements, and just don't want to deal
with the low-end customers.
--R
Doncha just love that Hope and Change!
Hope = give up
Change = You're screwed
Your healthcare cost will go down
If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor
If you like your insurance, you can keep your insurance....
If his lips are movin', he's lyin'
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