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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Why does the insurance company pay the same amount for a PA or an NP and the patient copay is the same as when you see the physician? Personally, I refuse to make an appointment with a PA or an NP, unless it is an emergency. I also refuse to pay a $25 copay for the physician to call me with test results, which takes about 5 minutes, when I can read the results myself. The insurance companies are driving up the cost by paying exorbitant rates for non-physician and non-medical interactions. When you see a PA or an NP, or just talk to the physician on the phone, the cost should be less than for an in-person visit with a physician.
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In 2021, my wife took a covid test and had a $25 copay. They said that we could get the test results tomorrow so we told them that we would call the next day. They said that they couldn’t release the results over the phone. Instead, we had to stop by the office and get the results in person - which required another copay of $25. The doctor’s office was about 30 minutes away and we were both working so I asked if we could get the results over the phone if I paid the copay while we were in the office for the Covid test.
Amazingly, once they got the second copay, they told us we didn’t have to come to their office the next day but, instead, they could give us the results over the phone!