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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:02 AM Original message |
At my MD's office, you can pay $1,800/yr for him to see you on time. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. Almost... twenty... grand... a YEAR..... |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Almost 2, not 20 but just as despicable. n/t |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. "I can afford insurance (barely). It costs my family $19,812/year" |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. How was I supposed to know what you were thinking? You were |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Last time we looked |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Agreed: "It should not be this way for anyone." |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. Gosh, this is the same kind of marketing bullshit you car dealer offers. nt |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
3. You have a doctor? |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
4. Here in No. VA, I was looking for a doctor and found a practice that wants to charge me $75 a month |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. And maybe they offer on online chat for emergencies! |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. They'll email me instructions on applying a tourniquet in between holes on their golf course. n/t |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. there`s a shortage of doctors |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Trust that may be because many realizing that medicine today is so far from its |
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cilla4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Same with law |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-04-10 02:43 AM Response to Reply #29 |
43. Are you afflicted with a law degree? Actually, I have heard that |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 10:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
42. You should [rpbably rephrase that. Thre is a shortage of GP'S! |
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Ginto (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
8. He's got to feed his family! |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
9. I have billed doctors for my time spent in their waiting rooms. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. +1 |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Brilliant. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. When I mean unreasonable, I mean 1-2 hour delays. Not 15, 30 or 45 minutes. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Thank for making me wonder even more about your claims. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 07:10 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. I don't get it. I've said nothing either untrue or inconsistent. |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 07:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. don't let it bother you....not surprising. check your PMs |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 07:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Oh it's not bothering me, just puzzled. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. The MD doesn't know when it's going to end, so they shouldn't run |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 02:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Here is what I don't understand. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Actually, they're trying to see the patients who need to see them. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 07:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. You know, I do believe the vast majority of doctors out there... |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
13. My parents were offered something similar. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I guess at least they're being up front about it now. nt |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I imagine it's legal |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. This waiting forever for doctors started in the late 70s. |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
14. My doctor moved his office and didn't tell me. I got the message, screw him....n/t |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Jeez louise, what a passive/aggressive thing to do! |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. The last time I was there (3-4 yrs. ago) I paid out of pocket, wrote |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. Several years ago my husband's now former primary care physician |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
22. Decades ago, we were hearing that students were choosing medicine because of $$$.... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
35. We had that happen with our GP a couple of years ago. $2k would |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
38. They built the multi-tier justice system. |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
39. I don't blame you and make sure you write him a letter why you are switching. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 08:21 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. My town's main hospital has valet parking, but... |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
41. What a fucking crook. n/t |
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