Originally Posted by ilovetv

You last two commenters purposely miss the point of Katz's post.....the total B.S. that neither the U.S. Medicare/Medicaid or Private Insurance companies... nor Canadian system would be dumb enough to pay even once, much less accept bills from:

"....between twelve and fifteen doctors, none of whom he had seen previously, came in to see him. All introduced themselves with a statement similar to "I just came in to see how you are feeling." None stayed more than a minute or two. Most asked if my friend had received the doctor's business card, and invited him to stop by their office if he had any questions or concerns.
ALL of those doctors billed my friend. Their bills made up a large portion of the incomplete total bill....."

Now. After looking at Canadian citizen "travelers' insurance" online, I see that Canadian private insurance companies sell and administer these policies, for which the Canadian universal system apparently reimburses them for claims abroad.

If "12 to 15 doctors who'd never seen him previously" came in simply to give a business card and make a quick marketing call hoping to get that patient's business with further needs, then apparently there is some incentive in the Canadian travelers' insurance that is open to or beckons this type of cheesy "billing". Apparently some cheesy doctors see a "loophole" to get more out of the Canadian travelers' policies.

I and nobody I've ever known has ever had numerous, much less 12 to 15, doctors stop in and give us their business card while in the hospital. In teaching hospitals, many residents and specialty "fellows" in training will come in and be involved in treatment, but that is their job in training.

The "fact" that those 12 to 15 drs. billed for their useless visits does not mean the American and Canadian insurers and then the government there are going to approve and pay those "fees".