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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, did a fired patient actually tell you this?  Did you ask why?[/quote]

Yes. But it’s more than 1 person probably because I am a patient advocate.The problem is that there are not many options for people in places where options are limited or alternative care is subpar. I have heard this a few times from Mayo Clinics that are outside Minnesota, particularly in Jacksonville. But it is becoming more familiar across the board. 
Is this legal to do to Medicare patients? These decisions are often made by clerical staff.
It’s Drs firing patients not patients firing drs. [/quote]

Yes.  It's completely legal. A doctor is a professional service provider that is being hire to provide services. If they don't like a client (patient), they can refuse to work for that patient just like any other professional service provider.  The only provider/service area that HAS to see a patient is the Emergency Department at a hospital.

Doctors offices and hospitals are becoming less willing to put up with abuse from patients and their families. In a practice setting, patients are getting dismissed for "being annoying." They are being dismissed for being abusive to staff. Patients aren't dismissed for asking questions. They are being dismissed for refusing to follow a reasonable treatment plan.  They are dismissed for demanding drugs or treatments which aren't suitable and which open the provider to liability.  They are being dismissed because they make appointments and fail to keep them.

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