If u r a Doctor!!Please read this!!! - mlelover

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Hello fellow Doctors!!!

I am writing this post to know what everybody thinks about my experince with a practising Physician.

Few days ago I went to a family practice Physician for my annual physical exam.I introduced myself as a FMG and told her that I am preparing for USMLE.She is a FMG too.She talk to me about her experience about exam and how stressful it was and bla bla bla.I paid my copayment of $15 for office visit that my insurance requires to pay and I didn't mind paying that.She did general blood work like CMP,CBC with differential,Lipid Panel,TSH and HB A1c.

I received a letter in the mail after 5 days stating that please make a follow up appointment to discuss your blood result with doctor because my triglyceride is 248 mg/dl,everything else is normal.

I made an appointment for today morning and went in the office.Now she(physician) told me to pay $15 copay again to discuss the blood result.I asked her why I have to pay $15 copay again ? She answered me that when a patient(me) sees a doctor's face in the office he or she have to pay a copayment. I was surprised the way she told me.I refused to pay copay and left the office with a copy of my blood result.I think everybody knows here what to do with 248 mg/dl Triglyceride level.

I want to know how everybody thinks about her(FMG) behavior to a fellow FMG who came to see her as a patient.

Thanks!!!

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that's not her fault, a patient really has to settle copay for each office consult. don't blame her, blame the system.

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She is your Doctor, you abide by her rules. If you don't like her procedures, change Doctors. Her real intrerest may not be the co-pay, but insurance payment.

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If she didn't ask you to come you could have sued her. So it's not her fault at all. Just wait a couple of years and then hopefully you will be the one getting paid.

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I don't know the rules, but my PCP did not charge me the co-pay on my follow-up visit to discuss test results.....I wouldn't have been happy paying again if I was asked to....

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she shouldnt have asked u for a payed visit.. thats what i think.. most nice doctors in US dont do that

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it is your insurance. You should consult with your insurance company. Physicians do not make the rules.

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she is right anytime you see a doc you have to pay copay that is required by law,,, because i it is insurance money,,, ya i saw sometime they do courtesy adjustment, they don't take money,,, but by law they should not do this,,,

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Officially you had to pay the co-payment as it was considered as another visit, however she also could have waved it for you as you are a doctor, here she acted cheap as she didn't wave $15 for a collegaue!!!
but you acted much cheaper by arguing for $15 with another doctor and refusing to pay it!!!

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Lucifer
You are exactly correct.