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...in what world does it make sense to charge the cost of a motorcycle for a few minutes of a doctor/NP's time and $15 worth of drugs? Jumping through bureaucra
by alexjplant 1y ago
...in what world does it make sense to charge the cost of a motorcycle for a few minutes of a doctor/NP's time and $15 worth of drugs? Jumping through bureaucratic hoops to avoid this is a waste of everybody's time.
- BobaFloutist 1y agoUrgent care is pretty widely known to be a scam that preys on those too impatient to "jump through buerocratic hoops (make an appointment in the future with a highly-paid professional instead of paying the premium for the surplus staffing it takes to always have someone available for walk-ins)"
- aidenn0 1y agoThat's interesting because my co-pay at urgent care is the same as with my GP. Maybe there are regional differences? (ER on the other hand I know I won't walk away without many thousands of dollars in bills, on top of a much larger copay, because even though the ER is "in network" none of the contractors working there are)
- nemomarx 1y ago"make an appointment for several months for now or get treatment this week" is maybe a better explanation. your GP is good if you have a long term medical issue you want to ask about, less so if you think you've just gotten injured or sick in some way.