Well I do have a big mouth and I use it a lot but has anyone else seen this over abundance of "Bad Behavior" [View all]

[Maraya1969]

letters from doctors? I swear they piss me off. I needed a referral from the family doc so I called. I was given referrals over the phone in the past. This time she insisted I come down, (it was not the doctor but a PA - another one of my pet peeves at the moment)

So I drive down there and fill out that Ipad and then it shows that I owe $127. I knew there was no way because I am on Medicare and my co-pays are at the most $35. So I was pissed off and gave it back to the receptionist and asked, "Is this why you wanted me to come down here?"

That was it. That was all I said. Then I was sent one of those "Bad Behavior" letters. I felt like sending it back to the doctor, who is supposed to be the doctor but I didn't. It turned out that through the patient portal I was able to fix it and I owed nothing.

The AMA called the use of these PA's and Nurses "Scope creep" They are able to do more and more and they are just not qualified. I've decided that I will not see any doctor that wants to pawn me off to a PA or nurse. I am tired of paying for shitty treatment. AND these letters, (I've gotten more than one) make me think they want you to act like a damn stepford wife. They can fuck up as much as their inexperience allows them to but you are to "Keep sweet and smile"

I don't do "Keep sweet and smile" well at all.