Why is it that every time that I go to the doctors these days they want to slice me away?
I went to endocronologist - she gave a laundry list of tests, labs, bloodwork and a thyroid biopsy.
I took my daughter to her ped - and he told me to also get her bloodwork, hearing test and a visit to the neurologist.
Are these things really necessary and now they aren't even covered fully by insurance?
With increasing cost of healthcare - shouldn't doctors take a step by step approach? Should we use webmd.com to diagnose ourselves but to what point.
In the end it's really the doctors call - they are the experts and I am the one who pays their bills.
Its simple they want to make money, my family doc does the same. I had some skin problem. And he did the same, even none of his medicines worked :s... the problem lasted for few more weeks aur phir khudhi sahi hogae Alhamdulillah. Aur woh sahab mujhe blood test kerne ko keh rahay they.. derra detay hain :(.. i hate needles and injections... Allah maaf kere.
99.9% of doctors are "practitioners" not scientists or inventors or discoverers. They are trained in a certain way to act. Like the people working on a computer program, they essentially move in direction where the system leads them.
Now US is at present at forefront of medical science and rest of the world follows.
Now US health system does what health industry makes it do.
The days of diagnosing diseases by clinical sense are OVER. Now tests have been incorporated into diagnosis, there are screening tests, confirmatory tests etc. etc. And its done in this way bcoz health industry makes a kit that is sold for tests to be done. That is going to be the way in foreseeable future. So stop whining and get on with it.
okay people..............listen up!.........it's not always doctors' fault...............they don't get reimbursed by insurances that much.............and now their is medicare issue...............primary care physcians get nothing from them.............only specialists make money now.............PCP's don't make much anymore.................
njgal - sometimes doctors don't seem so intelligent.
It seems that they are making you go through sh*t just so they are not "liable" in case something happens that went undetected.
They care about covering their butt more than anything - which makes more money for them.
oh and I gotta ask you guys about this - My doctor sends me to get blood work done for the yearly physical test, BUT she does NOT give the results or read the results on the phone. SHE says YOU MUST MAKE AN APPOINTMENT and see me EVEN if ALL YOUR RESULTS ARE NORMAL - so I can let you know that your results are normal!
How RIDICULOUS is that? Cause if I take the next appointment JUST for the reading then I have to pay another $20 co-pay!
I am changing my doctor, cause my previous doctor NEVER did something like this. We moved so I had no option but to change dr.
I think MY doctor is GREEDY for that $20 co-pay. AND she makes you wait for 4 hours BEFORE you even get to see her cause she OVERBOOKS. Bad practice - greedy doctor. Bi*ch.
okay people..............listen up!.........it's not always doctors' fault*...............they don't get reimbursed by insurances that much.............*and now their is medicare issue...............primary care physcians get nothing from them.............only specialists make money now.............PCP's don't make much anymore.................
you said it in red sister - they don't so they pile on treatments to make more money.
From the average person - who aleady pays a monthly premuium, then copays and then a percentage of the bill - if you tack on "fazool" labs and tests It hink that's insane.
Masti - my husband's doc does the same thing. It's so annoying!
I am sorry to hear this, but are you sure it is unnecessary? I had a fit about having to have a biopsy a few years back, but it turned out to be the very early stages of thyroid cancer. It was easily treatable and alhamdulillah I am find now. I thank God to this day that I went ahead with the test although I was dead set against it. If you feel that you cannot trust your doctor, find another. There are many excellent doctors in the US, shop around until you find one who makes you comfortable.
Just wait till you start skool....my youngest starts kindergarten in sept and I had to attend a meeting the other nite. The new rules are: the child must be brought to the school in June for a health screening and interview with a parent. They must have ALL of their innoculations complete. They must have their dentist fill out an eval form for the school. They must be evaluated at the school by the school psychologist, speech-language pathologist and Occupational Therapist. And they must be evaluated in a group setting with all other incoming kindergarteners and all K-level teachers for placement and eval.
Many children come into a school with learning disabilities or health problems that have not been caught. It is for the safety of all students and the sanity of the teachers that children be screened before they begin classes. I do not want a child who has not been vaccinated sitting anywhere near my children. Children of immigrants who travel frequently may have been exposed to TB.
Most states have laws mandating IEPs (individualized education plans) for children who are highly gifted or have learning disorders. This helps them tailor the education directly to the child and is very time consuming. It is a big help to have this in place before the child begins school.
I am sorry to hear this, but are you sure it is unnecessary? I had a fit about having to have a biopsy a few years back, but it turned out to be the very early stages of thyroid cancer. It was easily treatable and alhamdulillah I am find now. I thank God to this day that I went ahead with the test although I was dead set against it. If you feel that you cannot trust your doctor, find another. There are many excellent doctors in the US, shop around until you find one who makes you comfortable.
Amana - I had the biopsy done (that is alhumdulillah negative). This is not my first time. In the last year - every specialist that I have gone to with little problems resulted in some sort of procedure.
When I was younger, I use to trust doctors blindly - but I have seen that if you push them - they will do a step by step approach to diagnosing rather than here are 10 things you need to get done.
I do agree with you about finding good doctors but in NJ that is not easy. The good ones are booked about 4 months in advance. The new ones are a hit or miss.
6Yes njgal, i am a doctor. Ofcourse a doctor has to cover his butt, bcoz there are plenty of ambulance chaser greedy lawyers who are after hardworking professionals who are just trying to do their job. And if you don't know, US law dictates that if a doctor acts in accordance with recomendations/guidelines of a medical body or association then he will not be held responsible for untowards outcomes. Hence the doctors follow these guidelines for testing. These association in turn are heavily under influence of pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. Not only that lot of research is conducted by grants from healthcare and pharmaceutical industry, hence their interests are served in the prevailing system.
You have chosen to live in a capitalist society, you have to live with things that come with it.
And i don't blame your doctor for asking to make an appointment for explaining the test results, though i myself don't do it. Bcoz there are lot of people who will make a call just to ask for test result but then start asking/telling about everything that happened since the office visit.
Healthcare professionals still hold themselves to much higher standards than rest of the industries. Just look at how airlines, telephone and water companies treat their clients.
for people who want to be diagnosed without tests, call some 1-800-JADU-BABA and get a taweez or something. i for one trust lab tests than some moody doc's gut-feel diagnosis.
a 20 dollar copay is a pittance, dont be so petty. you pay more for a car-wash. the doc is not going to look thru your report in advance and then decide if you need an appointment to explain results. he/she is not your personal servant.
a 20 dollar copay is a pittance, dont be so petty. you pay more for a car-wash. the doc is not going to look thru your report in advance and then decide if you need an appointment to explain results. he/she is not your personal servant.
Queer - it's a copay , a percentage of the procedure and monthly fees. Everytime I get blood work done - it's about 90 dollars - last year it was FREE.
I guess people are complaining because it was NOT this way 5 years ago. The DRASTIC changes in the healthcare system are evident to everyone.
I work and have insurance and so does my spouse but can you imagine thousands of people who were one income families and have been laid off and have no insurance?
sounds to me your insurance sucks. why would you have to pay more for the exact same test this year when it was free last year unless there has been changes to your policy? i just had my annual blood work done, and didnt get charged anything more than my copay.
also, are you upset at the money or are you upset about unnecessary tests? because i doubt an annual blood test is hardly unnecessary.
as for uninsured people and their care, that is the realm of policy makers. and what people want, they get. speaking purely from a selfish point of view (which trust me, is what all you 20 dollar copay whiners are really about but wont admit to), medical care is cheaper and more accessible to those who can afford it this way, than if everyone was covered under some socialist scheme.
It does suck queer - but that is what my employer offers and it is STILL better than my husband's plan. (I need to work for a pharacutical - I hear their insurance rocks)
Every year - monthly premiums have gone up, copays have doubled and it's become very exclusive as to what is covered or not.
also, are you upset at the money or are you upset about unnecessary tests? because i doubt an annual blood test is hardly unnecessary.
I am upset about both! unnecessary tests = unnecessary costs