Posted by Emme on June 11, 2004, at 11:52:09
In reply to expedient doctors, posted by scatterbrained on June 10, 2004, at 18:48:11
> I got the name of this apparently great doctor who has helped many people with treatment resitant cases like myself. The thing that's a bit worrysome's that the inicial medication evaluation is 1 hour, costs $400(doesn't take insurance)
As the others noted, you may be able to get reimbursement for an out-of-network provider.
> and the followups are once a month for twenty minutes.
I'd hope there would be some flexibility in the scheduling. Maybe that's just an average. Ask if she/he schedules according to how you're doing.
> I've gone to a million doctors and the inicial consultation usually has lasted 3 hours!
Wow. I've never seen that. Though it would be kind of nice, if tiring.
> I'm in total desperation, I'm not by any means rich, but I'm willing to pay any amount of money for a remission, even if I'm in debt for the rest of my life;I just don't want to get ripped of though.Maybe I just have to take that chance, even if I can't afford it.
Yeah, as the others said, see what kind of reimbursement you might get. My impression is that going to an independent doctor increases your chances of getting good care, free from the constraints of managed care. I know my pdoc wants to practice medicine the way *she* sees fit.
The 20 minute follow ups seem a bit short though. After having 30 minute appts for the last few years, I've come to appreciate how much better it is to have a little more time. Even 30 minutes is pushing it a lot of the time. But if this person has superb expertise, then hey, you might get a lot out of the 20 minutes.
Emme
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