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Originally Posted by tophcfa
The key is, you get to take charge and be part of managing your own health care. You are no longer totally captive to the system and the constraints of your primary care doctor. You can talk with friends and family for references, coupled with your own research, and make an appointment with the doctor you feel is the best for your health issue at hand. As long as the doctor accepts traditional Medicare, which is just about everyone, you’re good to go. Plus, you never have to worry about them being out of network. You can’t just order your own MRI if you injure your knee, but you can determine who is the best orthopedic doctor specializing in knees and make an appointment to see him/her, and if they feel it’s necessary they can order it.
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I can sort of see the MRI. But if you go to a specialist and they don’t think the MRI is necessary but you do, are you out of luck?
How about the other appointments? Can you make them without any problem?
For example, years ago I severely sprained my ankle. Sometimes my ankle still bothers me. I don’t know if that is caused by the original injury or just old age. I would like to see a specialist but with MA, my doctor won’t refer me for a specialist.
I have a lot more aches and pains than when I was younger. It would be nice to see a specialist every time one acts up.
It would be great to be my own primary care physician so that I could take charge of my health care.