3/5 Ryan P. 1 year ago on Google
UPDATE*
The
office
manager,
Nancy,
reached
out
to
me
directly
to
discuss
the
issue.
Long
story
short,
she
explained
thoroughly
and
convincingly
all
of
the
relevant
policies
and
procedures
regarding
booking,
prescriptions,
insurance,
etc.
While
I
still
wasn't
happy
about
being
surprised
with
a
$185
bill,
I
was
satisfied
that
there
had
been
no
malfeasance
or
errors
–
it
was
an
unfortunate
set
of
events
that
left
me
with
a
bill
I
could
have
avoided,
but
no
one
is
to
blame.
Later
on,
they
reached
out
again
and
offered
to
help
by
adjusting
my
bill
downward
a
bit,
which
actually
helped
a
decent
amount.
Went
to
my
pharmacy
to
renew
my
routine
prescription
for
asthma
medication
I’ve
been
using
for
30
years.
Couple
days
later,
get
a
call
from
Dr
Wilkins’
office
saying
he
won’t
fill
my
prescription
until
I
see
him
again,
because
it’s
been
more
than
a
year.
Highly
irregular
….
I’ve
routinely
gone
more
than
a
year
between
visits
and
never
had
a
doctor
refuse
to
prescribe.
So
they
essentially
hold
me
hostage
to
fill
my
prescription.
Then
I
get
billed
for
the
visit.
I
thought
annual
physicals
were
covered
by
my
insurance
–
in
fact
it’s
a
law
that
they
have
to.
So
I
call
the
billing
office
to
inquire,
and
they
say
my
visit
was
coded
for
insurance
as
an
“office
visit”
to
discuss
medication,
rather
than
an
annual
checkup,
which
insurance
doesn’t
cover.
This
is
despite
being
told
over
the
phone,
when
they
called
me
to
force
an
appointment,
that
I
needed
to
come
in
for
my
annual.
So
they
put
it
under
review,
tell
me
not
to
worry,
but
that
it
may
take
a
couple
months
to
complete
review.
I
feel
relieved.
Then
last
week
I
got
the
bill
again.
I
call,
asking
what’s
going
on,
and
they
say
the
review
has
been
rejected.
I
was
never
notified
it
had
been
rejected!
So
I
talk
to
someone
higher
up
(Beverley),
who
is
sympathetic,
but
all
she
can
say
is,
sorry,
for
insurance
purposes
we
simply
can’t
bill
you
for
an
“annual”,
it
has
to
be
billed
as
an
“office
visit”
(which
is
not
covered
by
insurance).
Okay
so,
you
guys
refused
to
refill
my
routine
30
year-old
prescription
unless
I
came
in.
Suggested
over
the
phone
that
it
was
my
annual
checkup.
Then
bill
it
in
such
a
way
that
insurance
won’t
cover
it,
then
refused
to
take
any
accountability
for
your
mistake
and
miscommunication,
simply
saying
“sorry
tough
break.”
This
is
malpractice,
and
I
want
some
damn
accountability.
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