STREAMOFCONSCIOUSN3S t1_j8ybxg2 wrote
The best primary doctor I've ever had moved to a concierge practice. It's sad but it makes sense, insurance alone just won't reimburse enough for a doctor who actually wants to spend time with their patients. Even in some places with socialized healthcare you will have different tiers of care, because it just makes sense. People with money are willing to pay for above-average service in healthcare the same way they are willing to pay more with other services.
smtcpa1 OP t1_j8ys1z9 wrote
Agree. I just want to get back to average service. I'd be happy with that right about now.
jeb_hoge t1_j8ycp53 wrote
Same here, and I wish I could have followed him, but the doc I have now is great too so it's not the end of the world. But the doc in between those two was absolutely miserable to deal with. She ended up just quitting and leaving something like 150 case files open in the practice.
thedamnoftinkers t1_j95fqkf wrote
The rich do have better healthcare- but as an ex-RVAer now living in Australia with socialised healthcare, socialised healthcare really evens it out.
This concierge shit is bullshit. Your insurances are letting you, and the doctors, down bigtime. So much money being wasted just for very standard healthcare. A lot of people in OP's situation would stop seeing a PCP & just go to a doctor when they're really sick. (which is a terrible choice because an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure.)
Socialised healthcare makes everyone's lives easier.
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