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Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• then_three_more@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’ve had appointments at opening time and they’re still half an hour late. Doctor strolling in 15 minutes after the appointment time.

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  • JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That’ll be $47,000

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    • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      As a Canadian I genuinely can’t tell if this is an exaggeration or not.

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      • JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Depends on about a billion of different factors, but the answer could range from “yeah it’s an exaggeration” to “its actually a generous estimate”

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      • Zink@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I have a “fun” american anecdote for you then! The office that gave me crap for being late a while back is also coincidentally the expensive one.

        I’m on a biologic medication that I get every month via IV. I get the infusions at a cancer treatment center at the local hospital. The chairs are comfy and the nurses are amazing. They will actually give me free snacks and drinks too. I am typically there for about two hours.

        The amount they charge my insurance company? About a new BMW.

        What my insurance company actually pays them? Surprisingly, about a new Honda!

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    • then_three_more@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      At least I don’t have to put up with that part with the NHS

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  • Angrydeuce@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Oh, you see an actual doctor? I haven’t seen an actual doctor in the last like 3 years, always just a physicians assistant or other nurse.

    Still get charged the dr copay though, funny how that works.

    I wouldnt be surprised if the doctor is an AI construct and theyre just running my symptoms through whatever insurance company provided AI bullshit at this point.

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    • protist@retrofed.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      TBD, there is no “doctor copay.” The copay is a visit fee imposed by your insurance company that disincentivizes people from visiting the doctor. It’s also usually a paltry amount compared to the actual amount your insurance will pay the practice, and reimbursement fees for NPs and PAs are absolutely lower than for MDs

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      • Angrydeuce@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        My bills literally list them as separate line items, theres the clinic copay, then the doctor copay.

        Occasionally I even get two separate bills, one from the hospital, one from the Dr. Guessing their practice is the source of the one and the hospital system is the other?

        Either way its fuckin annoying to be paying out of pocket 30+ bucks only to be told the equivalent of “gee i dunno take Tylenol I guess”.

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• TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I love how multiple people itt are defending doctors making us wait up to an hour after our appointment time as if it’s not 90% their fault

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  • explodicle@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    TBF it’s usually not the doctor’s fault, it’s systemic.

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    • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Systemic as in “everyone else does this so we have to in order to compete”?

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      • DonZatch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        So, doctors should see fewer patients? Meaning it would take longer to get the appointment in the first place, but at least you wouldn’t have to sit in the waiting room for a bit?

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      • explodicle@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Exactly. If it’s at a hospital, then the doctor has little to no say in the matter. I will always blame the bosses before the workers.

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• Cossty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  My mum is a nurse. From what she tells me, almost all wait times are caused by the doctors who book too many patients and appoint each patient too little of time.

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