Dr's dropping Insurance ....

[rgp]

I get a letter in the mail from my GP....It say's that he is no longer accepting Anthem BC/BS Ins . He provides a list of others that do. And two of them....are right there in his office [building] ?

Anthem is one of the [if not the] largest providers in the business....He? is dropping them? and patients covered under them ?

Of course I called the office,& also of course got the expected run-around....Non one knows why, knows anything ?!

Anyone ever experienced this ? Or similar ?

 

[C'est Moi]

Yes. I used to be a patient at Kelsey-Seybold clinic in Houston, until they stopped accepting AETNA insurance. I was flummoxed, but life went on.

 

[hiraeth2018]

I have been going to the same doctor for the last 20 years (PPO)... he was pretty young when I first started at his clinic and I have watched his family grow up in pictures that are placed around his desk. When I decided to retire I asked him if he took Medicare patients and he told me "no, but since I was an established patient of his he would accept me".

So in other words, "I don't have to work with you if I don't want to"... no, he didn't say those words but that is what I was thinking as I walked out of his office. It's a frustrating business to wade through and I'm sorry you got caught up in it.

It can happen to any one of us at any time.

 

[Camper6]

For profit medicine. So what do you expect?

 

[Aunt Bea]

It sounds to me like Anthem BCBS dropped the doctor and that he is trying to save face in the notice to his patients.

 

[jaminhealth]

rgp: So you are not Medicare? I have straight Medicare and it works very well for me and helped me thru hip replacement surgery and the hospital/rehabs with knee.

I carry nothing else. But my supplmenets. and Dr. Google.

 

[rgp]

rgp: So you are not Medicare? I have straight Medicare and it works very well for me and helped me thru hip replacement surgery and the hospital/rehabs with knee.

I carry nothing else. But my supplmenets. and Dr. Google.

Yes I'm Medicare as well. But my primary provider is Anthem BC/BS

 

[rgp]

It sounds to me like Anthem BCBS dropped the doctor and that he is trying to save face in the notice to his patients.

I was wondering just who dropped who? No way of ever knowing.

 

[rgp]

For profit medicine. So what do you expect?

I didn't expect anything, I merely asked a question.

 

[jaminhealth]

Yes I'm Medicare as well. But my primary provider is Anthem BC/BS

I don't know why I'm under the impression that when we are eligible for Medicare that this is primary and like you say BC would be secondary or supplement.

 

[Trade]

For profit medicine. So what do you expect?

We should have a system like you have in Canada. Unfortunately we don't.

 

[Camper6]

We should have a system like you have in Canada. Unfortunately we don't.

It's far from perfect. The big difference is not requiring to buy insurance. Well we do in a way buy insurance because it comes from our sales and income taxes.

At one time we did buy insurance coverage for doctor's care and it was administered by the doctors.

 

[Trade]

It's far from perfect. The big difference is not requiring to buy insurance. Well we do in a way buy insurance because it comes from our sales and income taxes.

I would be happy to trade with you.

 

[jaminhealth]

This is a very complicated issue and Canada has 30million population and the U.S. with 300million+ just for starters.

Countries in Europe with social medicine are all low population as well.

Maybe moving to Canada is the answer for some.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

We lost our primary care doctor a few months ago. He got himself in a pickle letting another doctor work for him who didn't have a license in this state. We could continue in his group but really aren't happy with those other doctors. My hubby has to find someone else. I have no medical problems right now and last month went to one of those in and out medical emergency places for a minor problem. I was so pleased. I didn't even have to pay a co pay, had an X ray and was out in a little over an hour. The doctor was really nice,I wasn't rushed and AARP paid as well as medicare. I ended up paying $8.00 out of pocket. Of course I realize if you have an going chronic problem I'm not sure they will take care of that but as long as I can remotely figure out my problem I'll use this service again.