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Old 02-11-2011, 10:26 AM
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Default Dr Blood Test Procedures

My current Internist requires a Blood Test (at his office) one week prior to each of my three time per year appointments. I am most annoyed that each visit is charged separately and in my case requires a separate $25 co-pay. At my next visit I intend to protest this policy and demand that I be charged only for a single visit. A possible solution would be to charge for the blood test and call me with the results after the Dr. has reviewed them. I would then be amenable to scheduling an office visit if the results indicated a problem that requires treatment. The current double pay situation seems to be a money gouging scheme to improve the bottom line.

Interested in other opinions and would also like to know about Internists in the area who don't utilize this double dipping scheme.