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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our solution has been Kaiser Permanente. I know they get a lot of hate on here, but mostly it's because they refuse to do unnecessary things. Which is frustrating from an individual perspective, but helpful from an overall perspective (helps keep costs down and helps not clog up doctor appts for others). Kaiser already knows absolutely everything about me so I don't have to fill anything out.  Their doctors aren't focused on running extra tests because they're salaried and aren't paid for running more stuff. [/quote]

i think kaiser is great for people who want streamlined, basic, good health care without having to wait a long time for appointments.  it is not good for people who want extensive workups, have health anxiety, or who want to see specialists without getting a sign off from their PCP that seeing a specialist is necessary.  (for example, a person who wants to see an endocrinologist because they are frequently tired, and their PCP has said that their thyroid workup is normal, their iron is normal, their vitamin D is normal, and that most likely their fatigue is due to some sleep apnea due to large tonsils and their elevated BMI and is recommending a sleep study.  the sort of person who is angry at this plan of care, is someone who needs an open access plan so they can see whatever specialist they want.  however, that is the reason why it's impossible to get an endocrinology appointment. they're all booked up with people like the above.)[/quote]

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