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In reply to the discussion: Insurance giant's new ER policy called 'dangerous' by critics. [View all]Marthe48
(16,697 posts)It didn't matter if the dr.'s office was open or closed. Didn't matter if urgent care office was open or closed. It didn't matter if I had a back spasm or my husband was sick from chemo. Go to e.r. Once there, we were told if we got admitted, our ins. would pay for e.r. or we'd just have a $50 copay.
I think that whoever I speak to in a dr's office doesn't want to diagnose over the phone and possibly run into a lawsuit. After all, sometimes a sore toe is way more than a sore toe.
Another thing, I had a matter I wanted to see my dr. (a nurse practitioner) about which was somewhat urgent. The clerk in the office said I wouldn't be able to see her for almost 3 weeks. I have to schedule a well-care visit months ahead. I haven't seen the dr. in the partnership for years. I gave up on his accessibility years ago. I like the nurse prac. and get good care and diagnostics from her.