Yes, but shouldn't the doctor know that they are sending their bloodwork out to multiple labs? Or, at the very least, when I tell them I don't want to pay multiple co-pays, shouldn't they refer me to my insurance company rather than assure me there will only be one co-pay, or am I simply expecting them to know too much?
Forget the impending financial crisis our healthcare system is in. . .it's this assumption (and I don't mean to pick on the original poster) is why our medical system is in the dire straights we are in.
I am quite sure DisneySteve didn't take Health Insurance 101 at medical school and I know I didn't have PIP Insurance 101 at chiropractic school.
Yet, the public now expects their local doctor's office to act as some kind of "advocate general" for the patients. More energy into insurace = less energy into healthcare/preventing errors/improving quality.
This is why it's a 2 hour wait - trying to resolve these issues day in and day out.
Our office has called and verified benefits and is still quoted wrong by the $8.50/hour customer service rep. and the patient ends up with a bill.
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