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Originally Posted by RoboVil
Docs are not the problem. The insurance companies are the problem, not just the prior approval scam, but also in their denial of payment to healthcare providers.
By the way, anyone wondering about their treatment for their diagnosis - plenty of clinical guidelines out there for you to read. The American Diabetes Association for example publishes yearly updates, and free to anyone who wants to read them.
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Unfortunately, there are way more than "plenty" of medical references out there, but unfortunately, I would say the majority are either wrong, half-truths, pushing an agenda or a product, or beyond the understanding of the non-professional. The problem is the internet information leads to the attitude of "I'm in charge", or "I can debate this with the doctor".
WRONG!!! You can choose among reasonable options offered by a professional as well as his opinion as to which is best. But don't ever delude yourself into thinking you're on some kind of knowledge and experience parity with the physician. I wish I had a dollar for every time a patient brought in some nonsensical printout from the internet and handed it to me---those went straight in the garbage. (The printout, not the patient
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