It depends on the plan, some require referrals, some don't. |
How was your experience at WL today? Wondering what I missed. |
I’m really confused over why this is such a big deal. Prescriptions are usually good for a while until they expire. The change in insurance wouldn’t be until the new year. Why couldn’t you get your prescriptions renewed with your old doctor first? Yes it’s annoying to get a new doctor but most people have to do that regularly anyways. Changing insurance is no big deal. |
did you listen to the public comments at the Board meeting? One retired teacher called TEN doctor's offices and no one would accept her or her husband (who needs heart surgery). maybe educate yourself before you diminish this. It IS a big deal. |
Maybe it’s a medicare issue ? or she wanted an appt right away and they told her next month? |
No way this is true. |
I’d be curious to know if Kaiser could move the schedule to do it before the end of the year (aren’t most heart surgeries urgent by design?) and/or if he’d qualify for the additional 6 months continuation of care |
Hopefully someone from APS is addressing it. |
So I’ve had to change insurance 4 times in the past decade, because my employer changed plans (no choice on my part). One of those times I was having a cancer scare and had to find a new provider because my old surgeon didn’t take my new insurance. People will fit you in if it us serious/life threatening. It might be a few weeks wait, but they’ll fit you in if it’s serious. I don’t know that person’s situation, and I am sympathetic about how it may be a bad time to feel like you are losing coverage, but this really seems like it’s getting blown out of proportion. |
You can search on the VHC (system) website for doctors accepting new patients. And book an appointment online. This is not that complicated. |
That’s not their job. As APS employees/retirees we need to do a little work too. |
Are you on Medicare? Are you a senior citizen? Maybe it's complicated for them. She also said health care costs will increase so much that she and her husband may have to move out of the area, but she can't manage that on such little notice. But I'm sure you'll just say this poor old lady is overly dramatic. |
APS retirees are supposed to notify themselves when APS changes health plans? They just intuit it? |
Are you on Medicare? It doesn't sound like dr's offices are so keen to fit in retirees when they already have their allotment of Medicare patients. The lack of empathy here is stunning. |
Well that's what she said. Go listen yourself. She sounded very believable to me. No one but you is calling this nice old former teacher a liar. |