Well that’s interesting!

So I was very displeased with the original Doctor that I was assigned when I got insurance.

No problem! There are other Doctors. At least that’s what you’d think. 

Yes, there are other doctors. So I did some research, asked some questions of knowledgeable people and selected a new one.

I called today to get an appointment and guess what? The first available appointment is mid September.

You’ve got to be kidding me! Oh, they can put you on a “standby list” But September? Really? Oh, and that time frame is for the whole group, not just the Doctor I was assigned.

The funniest part of all of this is, I’m no better off having insurance, than I was when I didn’t have insurance. I can go to a shit head doctor that doesn’t pay any attention to my actual concern or what I’m there to see him about, thereby not getting the care that I need, OR choose a doctor that I can’t see in a reasonable time frame.

WTAF?

For someone like myself, this is totally unacceptable. I don’t need that much in the way of care, but waiting 7 months? Really? Are you kidding me?

This sort of thing is why people like myself just stop trying. When the barriers to getting something done are so high, or the goals posts/rules are shifting in a random fashion people like me just choose not to play. This philosophy extends to Doctors, Lawyers, Job Searches, and virtually every other aspect of life today.

Okay, back to shopping for a doctor.

Once again, I’m reminded why I went to Orange County 70 MILES from where I live, to see a Doctor.

 

On the other hand, supposedly this insurance is a POS, which used to mean that I could walk in to any Doctor that was “In-Network” and the insurance company would sort it out on the back end.

Maybe I’ll investigate that