Originally Posted by hosegooseman (Post 2119662)

How much time you need to be here in order to complaint?

Originally Posted by Carol@TV (Post 2119552)

I do not recommend Premiere Medical Associates! I was charged two co-payments to see Dr. Luis Alvarado in Lady Lake (no exam - just a consultation and then a second one to go over lab work), and then he never followed through with sending in my prescriptions. I called three times to ask about my prescriptions and they never got back to me and now I can't get my co-payments refunded. I ended up having to see another doctor before my prescriptions expired. I've called Premiere Medical Associates asking about refunding the charges, but they insist they were for services rendered. The two 2 minute appointments (which gained me nothing) were an expensive learning experience! I should have had some warning when they required me to make a second appointment just to go over lab work (with all labs in the "normal" range). I've never had a doctor require me to make an appointment to go over normal results. They are in it for the money.

Originally Posted by geobar (Post 2119748)

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A Doctor is entitled to charge you two times for 2 visits. Double billing is definitely a different story. A good Doctor will fill your prescription with a phone call.
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Believe your warning should have been that you need to make a Co-Pay on every visit.
Perhaps your plan is working against your medical needs.
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You most likely have a lower-cost plan such as a "Medicare Advantage Plan" which is for people who do not need a lot of medical services of course at a lowermonthly cost with Co-Pays. Remember that as we get older our medical needs do increase as do the
time and costs.
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Remember you get what you pay for.
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A Medicare Advantage Plan is for people who need virtually no services at monthly cost savings most with a Co-Pay increasing your monthly costs.
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A Medicare Supplement Plan depending on the plan covers virtually all you medical expenses and at a higher monthly cost with no out-of-pocket Co-Pays.
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We both have had a Medicare Supplement plan for about 14 years and never needed to make a Co-Pay to anyone. Nor do we need a pre-approval to see any Specialist.
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Found this article for you to read:
"There are so many different plans and insurance companies, but first you need to know that there are two plan types – Medicare Supplement also known as Medigap, and Medicare Advantage. Once you know which type of plan you prefer, then you can look further into the specific plans under that category type to narrow your choices down to one or two plan options that should work for you".

Originally Posted by Carol@TV (Post 2119552)

I do not recommend Premiere Medical Associates! I was charged two co-payments to see Dr. Luis Alvarado in Lady Lake (no exam - just a consultation and then a second one to go over lab work), and then he never followed through with sending in my prescriptions. I called three times to ask about my prescriptions and they never got back to me and now I can't get my co-payments refunded. I ended up having to see another doctor before my prescriptions expired. I've called Premiere Medical Associates asking about refunding the charges, but they insist they were for services rendered. The two 2 minute appointments (which gained me nothing) were an expensive learning experience! I should have had some warning when they required me to make a second appointment just to go over lab work (with all labs in the "normal" range). I've never had a doctor require me to make an appointment to go over normal results. They are in it for the money.

Originally Posted by WiscoGirl (Post 2119770)

Nobody works for free. That's what a slave is. Nobody wants to be a slave. Don't leave any doctor's office without your prescriptions in hand. Doctors are human beings and they make mistakes. It's a practice. They're practicing medicine & they are human. Don't rely upon human beings, regardless of who they are & what they do, to be free from err. We all err as we all sin. Others could have a perfectly fine experience at this doctor's office. It's wrong to complain here about an individual. That's slander or liable, and they could now sue you over it. (Not that they will, but now they could.) Be careful what you say. The tongue is mightier than the sword! You make mistakes, too. You've left things undone. You are not perfect either. Give grace & you will receive it. Be kind in all ways & you will receive kindness! God bless you.

Originally Posted by geobar (Post 2119748)

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A Medicare Advantage Plan is for people who need virtually no services at monthly cost savings most with a Co-Pay increasing your monthly costs.
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A Medicare Supplement Plan depending on the plan covers virtually all you medical expenses and at a higher monthly cost with no out-of-pocket Co-Pays.
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We both have had a Medicare Supplement plan for about 14 years and never needed to make a Co-Pay to anyone. Nor do we need a pre-approval to see any Specialist.

Originally Posted by DonnaNi4os (Post 2119757)

You state that he went over your lab work. Although you may not consider that worthy of a fee, it certainly qualifies. Unless he advertised that there were free consultations he deserves to be paid for the consult no matter how brief.

Originally Posted by Carol@TV (Post 2119552)

I do not recommend Premiere Medical Associates! I was charged two co-payments to see Dr. Luis Alvarado in Lady Lake (no exam - just a consultation and then a second one to go over lab work), and then he never followed through with sending in my prescriptions. I called three times to ask about my prescriptions and they never got back to me and now I can't get my co-payments refunded. I ended up having to see another doctor before my prescriptions expired. I've called Premiere Medical Associates asking about refunding the charges, but they insist they were for services rendered. The two 2 minute appointments (which gained me nothing) were an expensive learning experience! I should have had some warning when they required me to make a second appointment just to go over lab work (with all labs in the "normal" range). I've never had a doctor require me to make an appointment to go over normal results. They are in it for the money.

Originally Posted by Carlsondm (Post 2119957)

I ran into a doctor at Premier Medical who was proud of recent promotions because he made his quota. Seemed strange at the time. I changed physicians.
I learned that PMA uses a call service that may be in India or other places outside of the USA. My experience with the call service during daytime hours was pretty bad. They told me that my doctor might be too busy to call back (Dr never got the message), they gave me medical advice..bad medical advice, and they told me I could not go to PMA urgent care that night. Had I known they were foreigners, we would have hightailed it up to PMA Urgent care. In a crisis, this call service could have caused a disaster.
I talked to my doctor and office supervisor and I was told there was nothing they could do. There is something strange going on in PMA. We developed a way to get around the switchboard to solve our problem.

Originally Posted by DonnaNi4os (Post 2119757)

You state that he went over your lab work. Although you may not consider that worthy of a fee, it certainly qualifies. Unless he advertised that there were free consultations he deserves to be paid for the consult no matter how brief.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2119902)

Maybe the doctor is technically allowed to charge her for a 2 minute lab report discussion, but she is technically allowed to get another doctor and another insurance plan. Personally, I would prefer it if the US had a national healthcare system and insurance did not own the doctors and the system.