Got some wonky doctor advice. Does this sound right?

Find someone new

 

its pretty standard to have a physical once a year no matter the age

 

Move pills = make scrill.

 

Sounds like milking the money out of the patients. Sounds like the boss told her to "tell patients to come more often" 'cuz they don't have enough patients... at least to me. My family doctor doesn't tell me crap about me not coming in enough. I pay insurance through my state institution work.

 

we are a generation of scared wuss bags who go to the doctor at the very slightest ailment, youll be allright.

 

doctors dont make any money from prescribing medication.
doctors dont make any money from ordering lab tests, xrays or any other exams for the most part (the hospital or diagnostic center does) with rare exception.
doctors only make money from seeing patients

 

Money is tight. She needs you to kick in more.

 

I pretty much agree with this. There's nothing wrong with a yearly checkup, but a lot of the people go to the doctor for every little ache, pain, or minor illness when all that is really needed to heal is time, rest, and possibly some OTC meds.

OP, I would probably find a new doctor if you're as healthy as you say. I think twice a year is overkill, but I'm not in my late 30's so what do I know...

 

Doctors invest into pharmacuetical companies. They need more visit from insured patients to offset medicaid and medicare reimbursement (which was lower this past year). They need to make up cost.

 

They want more money from your insurance company.

DD

 

The implication was that doctors make money (or get monetary kickbacks) for prescribing certain medications, which is absolutely false. I suppose that a doctor could own shares in a pharma company but I seriously doubt the scripts they write is going to make a significant difference in the share price.

 

So, she wrote you scripts for only six months to force you to come back after six months instead of a year. She won't write you a simple allergy script for a year?

What a b****! I would go somewhere else. I'm sure she is so concerned about your health in this situation.

 

Was she good looking?

 

I'm 28 and visited my doctor (established middle aged doctor in a nice neighborhood) last year. We did a physical and ran some bloodwork. Everything came out fine and he said to come see him again in a few years and that I wouldn't need to come in routinely until I'm in my 40s!

 

How many cholesterol medications are there??? Which company did the Dr. invest in?? Which one will the Dr. prescribed? Also Dr. do get kickbacks if they referred them to certain hospitals or imaging centers. But it will be under the table.

 

Man, you start a lot of threads.

 

Doctors pay a ton in mal-practice insurance. If they get sued for giving out wrong drugs, or too many of them, or anything like that the insurance goes up, or they could lose their license.

Making sure you or on the right meds more than once a year doesn't sound unreasonable to me.

 

She gets paid when you come in.

Year long scripts are rare.

If you're taking a medicine long-term, you should regularly see your primary care physician.

 

WRONG....

I work in the medical field and doctors make a killing on ordering lab tests. If the doctor is set up on client bill with any lab providers, he then controls the price he bills the patients if they don't have insurance. Let me give you an example.

If you go the doctor and they run a CBC panel on you and doctor has a special price with Quest Diagnostics to charge $4 on the test. The doctor himself bills you say $60 for the test. Well... my friend... this doctor gets to make a $56 profit. OBGYN doctors are a big hit when it comes to making profits. Most lab companies charge $27-$30 for a papsmear. Most physicians try to charge patients with no insurance $100 to $120 to run the test.

Client bill is restricted in certain states. It should be banned altogether. Texas doctors make a killing when it comes to labwork. Majortiy of the doctors in Texas are set up on client bill. The latino comminuty is a big hit for local physicians especially down in the Valley and Houston. These folks pay cash.

To the OP, it's not out of the norm for a doctor to want to see you twice a year after 30 and especially if you have allergies. There are new regulations coming out for doctors when it comes to prescribing meds. Since there are so many patients nowadays abusing pills, Doctors are going to be held reliable when it comes to prescribing meds.