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> Get your moles checked. Tell that to my GP. Both my parents had melanoma, and they each had one additional type of skin cancer each. Their dermatologist is
by aidenn0 3y ago
> Get your moles checked.
Tell that to my GP. Both my parents had melanoma, and they each had one additional type of skin cancer each. Their dermatologist is insistent that I get checked, but my GP doesn't think it's necessary, so my HMO won't pay for it.
- mjcohen 3y agoIt might be a worthwhile investment in self-preservation.
- vkou 3y agoFire your GP.
- HumblyTossed 3y agoThey probably can't depending on insurance.
- vkou 3y agoInsurance isn't a suicide pact that ties you to one particular, shitty GP.
- usea 3y agoFor many people it is. They cannot see another doctor if they want to continue doing things like eating food. If they're lucky enough to be insured at all.
- COGlory 3y agoCould you explain the mechanism of this? I am unsure how this situation could arise. There are seemingly infinite GPs in-network on any insurances.
- vkou 3y agoIs their GP the only practitioner in-network for them? Their network has one member?
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- bsder 3y agoNo, but changing your GP normally requires a new patient consult. Many GPs aren't taking new patients (or at least from whatever insurance you have) or the initial new patient visit may take 4+ months to schedule. GP is not a particularly popular choice for doctors as it pays significant less than any specialty does.
- mschuster91 3y agoDepends if there are other in-network GPs in a range where OP can reasonably travel to.
- yeetawayhn 3y agoAnd who are also accepting new patients.
- aidenn0 3y agoI'll try, but my 3 previous GPs, who were all better than my current one, are no longer in-network. Presumably the insurance doesn't pay well enough to keep the better doctors. It's a substantial amount of paperwork (both with the insurance and the new GP) with no guarantee things will be better.
- verve_rat 3y agoSounds like your GP isn't doing their job? Time to get a different one.
- smileysteve 3y agoIn the US, even with a referral, dermatology is not considered preventative, so high deductible POS plans are left to HSAs too.
- aidenn0 3y agoMy HMO pays almost 100% of in-network care with a referral (there is a nominal per-visit co-pay), so that at least wouldn't be an issue there, as long as I don't run into silly things like "The facility you visited was in-network, but Person X who did some of your care was an out-of-network contractor" which has bit me for emergency care before.