12-20-2016, 11:03 AM
(12-20-2016, 10:56 AM)Benton Wrote: many people are too quick to go to the doctor. They've got insurance so they figure its free, or at least a free couple hours out of the office.
unfortunately, part of the reason insurance rates are high are uninsured using ers like doctors offices (since most practices wont see them). People needing just an antibiotic or bp check end up with a $1,500 bill that never gets paid, so the hospital or ready care passes that loss on to the paying consumer.
Many people do come to the doctor too quickly while some people wait too long. I don't think I have ever met a patient who believes a trip to the doctor is free because they have insurance, except when I was in the Army.
Many times I have to ask the staff to track down costs for the patient (which vary from one policy to the next) so they can decide what they want which increases wait times for other patients.
