On 13 Jun 2013
in
8-month-long erection subject of malpractice suit,
elliemae said:
CaptainShuddup says
Do we pay Car mechanics when they don't fix the car?
So you're saying that, in the above case, the MD shouldn't be paid if the patient doesn't recover?
- What if the patient delays treatment or chooses not to follow MD treatment plan and dies. MD shouldn't be paid?
- What if the condition isn't treatable?
- The first doctor referred to the second doctor, as per protocol when a suspected cancer. He shouldn't get paid, when he was referring to the appropriate treating physician. He felt that he couldn't order the tests because he wasn't the treating physician.
- The second doctor couldn't order the tests before he saw the patient, because he hadn't seen her and therefore didn't know what to order. Also, she wasn't yet his patient so he couldn't order tests until he saw her.
On 13 Jun 2013
in
8-month-long erection subject of malpractice suit,
elliemae said:
ThreeBays says
Sounds like his own neglect, not going to get it fixed for 8 months.
According to one article, the doctor was willing to remove it for a huge out of pocket charge. So the guy did nothing for four months:
the article says
Metzgar, who lost his health insurance in 2009 after the surgery, says he didn’t have the money to pay for the removal operation.
After it became worse, another doc removed it - sounds like between 4-8 months later. I'm guessing that the guy was embarrassed and didn't want to go to another doctor at that point - and had no $ to pay.
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A woman (small business owner) I know noticed a small sore in the back of her throat - then went to the dentist to have a tooth pulled a couple of months later and he described it as a large blister. She has no insurance and few $, so she attempted to make an appointment with a free clinic. The wait is about 3-4 months.
3-4 months can be a death sentence when dealing with a fast-growing cancer, if that's what it is.
So she made an appt with an ENT. He saw her and referred her to an oncology ENT. He saw her, and ordered tests, then wants her to come back. So far she's at $5,000 and hasn't even been diagnosed... if it's cancer she will have to figure out how to pay out of pocket for chemo/radiation, or wait until the blister becomes life-threatening...
The woman is in her early 50's and one of the docs I work with suggested she get a job anywhere that has medical insurance in order to be seen sooner. Except, even if she gets a job, insurance for lower-wage jobs usually takes 90 days, effective the first of the month following the 90'th day. And if she's been treated at all before then (which she has), this will be denied as a pre-existing condition.
Fuck. This guy's dick problem is a perfect example of how we're all screwed without insurance.
