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Originally Posted by skysidhe
I have to agree with sam just because it's personal now.
weirdly
I found a clinic that will take payments and an ENT specialist who I have seen before will take payments too. I am stalling. I don't want a bill. I'm thinking I'll end up paying a 300 dollars to tell me what I already know.
What should the uninsured do? I think do the minimum and if it is crucial do a surgery?I'm not saying I need surgery but I have had the same kind of thing happen twice before and I don't want it. Surely the doctors would not overtreat someone who does not have insurance and would only elect to do something like surgery if it was absolutely necessary ? after all it's their money right? Especially sense they would know my history.
I think I just convince myself it will be alright. Thanks for letting me sort of hijack but then we are talking about health care and insurance so I'm sure I'll be forgiven I hope.
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No worries. I will tell you that there is a pervasive feeling among physicians that the tendency among Medicaid patients is that they will sue you first. They are prayed upon by the legal system which hawks malpractice for a living. If they can be convinced that they will get something out of it they will. I don't blame them for the way they get worked over by the predatory malpractice lawyers, because they are not all that way (the lawyers or the patients), but it creates an environment where more tests are done to cover ones ass and minimize the risk of giving anyone an excuse that something was not checked. That is my experience.