tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post6474912385516832253..comments2024-03-22T17:05:55.267-04:00Comments on MD Whistleblower: The Cost of Treating Uninsured PatientsMichael Kirsch, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-13431121515616847962013-07-01T12:48:16.219-04:002013-07-01T12:48:16.219-04:00@Melody, thanks for the comment. While I can't...@Melody, thanks for the comment. While I can't account for what the gatekeeper might say, I do see patients w/o insurance. <br /><br />@Steve, haven't yanked out an appendix with the scope yet. You would send to a surgeon? Wouldn't surgeon likely insist upon a CAT scan?Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-79223440583048788912013-06-28T21:19:15.382-04:002013-06-28T21:19:15.382-04:00What are the vital signs? We know his temperature...What are the vital signs? We know his temperature is 100 F.<br /><br />If you are really concerned about cost, then I would advise him to immediately see surgeon XXX who doesn't take insurance. Unless you do colonoscopic guided appendectomies.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-69851781631104387282013-06-28T12:35:01.577-04:002013-06-28T12:35:01.577-04:00Consider this scenario. A 50-year-old uninsured p...<i>Consider this scenario. A 50-year-old uninsured patient comes to see me with fever and right -sided lower abdominal pain for 3 days.</i><br /><br />False scenario. In my neck of the woods, I wouldn't be seeing you at all. Your gatekeeper--after ascertaining my name and lack of insurance--would inform me that you are not seeing new (uninsured) patients. You don't have to offer him ANY advice . . . your gatekeeper has saved you from this decision-making quandary.<br />--Melody Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com