Why does it have to be so hard to make any kind of specialist appointment for my baby?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you ever have the option at work, I highly recommend Kaiser! They are great for stuff like this. Pediatrician wanted something looked at by derm for my son a few months ago, she took a picture of it and sent it to the derm on the floor above her, derm responded back saying she did want to see my son because of it. Kaiser called ME the next day and offered me an appointment that week. Nothing is perfect, but I really have found it amazing with kids because it avoids a lot of this. I realize this isn't helpful to you now, but in case you are a fed and have the option to switch to Kaiser next open season.

Yes but let’s say you don’t like that Kaiser derm and want go to somewhere else for a second opinion. You can’t. You stay within Kaiser. Not saying Kaiser is terrible but it’s good for some things and not for others.

You can definitely ask for a different dermatologist within the Kaiser system as long as you're willing to drive or travel somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had an awful time trying to get a dermatology appt for myself this summer when I was in pain due to an infected cyst. I went down my insurance company's provider list and called everyone. Most had a wait of several months for new patients but I was finally able to find someone slightly further away who was able to see me in 2 days. I was annoyed to see how many dermatologists only do cosmetic. They took scarce residency spots just to make $$$ instead of contributing to society.

If only we did not have a for-profit healthcare system

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You need your PCP to call their colleague and tell them your kid needs to be seen now.