Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 There was a posting recently in which a patient expressed that her HMO doctor misdiagnosed her and she has decided to pay for treatment herself. Is this a common experience ? Do many of you feel that HMO doctors are not good? I am pretty much new to this country and I do have questions about the health system. I cannot afford other than an HMO being a single teacher. Please let me know if there are good experiences with HMOs. I will run a background check on my doc. MediNet offers background checks for doctors. thanx for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 My Dr. is part of my HMO and she is excellent - she has been my Ob/Gyn for the last 13 years and also did my ab myo this year. Not all Drs. participate in all HMOs - some might participate in some and not others - it all depends on how much the HMO agrees to pay them for their services. Please don't be discouraged - I am sure there are a lot of Drs. on your HMO...if you are not comfortable with your current one, see another one in your area that is on your HMO. Good luck to you. ~Cindy > There was a posting recently in which a patient expressed that her > HMO doctor misdiagnosed her and she has decided to pay for treatment > herself. > Is this a common experience ? Do many of you feel that HMO doctors > are not good? > I am pretty much new to this country and I do have questions about > the health system. I cannot afford other than an HMO being a single > teacher. > Please let me know if there are good experiences with HMOs. > I will run a background check on my doc. MediNet offers background > checks for doctors. > thanx for your help. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 I think it depends on the doctor and the HMO. I've been involved with three different HMOs. I had consistently bad experiences with one HMO. With the other two HMOs, I've been happy with the doctors that were affiliated with them, including the doctor who did my myomectomy. Cheryl wrote: > There was a posting recently in which a patient expressed that her > HMO doctor misdiagnosed her and she has decided to pay for treatment > herself. > Is this a common experience ? Do many of you feel that HMO doctors > are not good? > I am pretty much new to this country and I do have questions about > the health system. I cannot afford other than an HMO being a single > teacher. > Please let me know if there are good experiences with HMOs. > I will run a background check on my doc. MediNet offers background > checks for doctors. > thanx for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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