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> very detailed email to the doctors Slightly off-topic question: emailing a doctor? I’m with Kaiser and doctor access is walled behind their kp.org site. No w

• wincy 7y ago
  Right. It was via the social worker, she emailed the social worker and the articles and my wife’s summaries of it were relayed to the doctors. The doctors attitude was totally different after that, it seemed like they had a lot more respect for her and they used the information to make medical decisions (like the clonidine and a decompression surgery)
  • eatbitseveryday 7y ago
    I see, even in your case it's still a walled access to the MDs. I find that at least mildly upsetting, regardless.
    • wincy 7y ago
      Yep. I've looked into direct primary care which hole punches the doctor patient firewall, but I'm sure I'd have to negotiate a rate with the doctor for a special needs kid like my daughter. In my city though there's doctors who accept $50 a month GP direct payment and you can email them and communicate directly with your doctor. I interviewed a few of them, had a casual hour conversation with one about ketogenic diet and he recommended some books. So different than regular insurance doctors where you get virtually no time at all. Obviously not everyone can afford it since it bypasses insurance completely, but it's still an interesting concept.