Kalera Ashley (On 28 Feb 98) said this..? to Zach Spier
 KA> HMOs are unwilling to pay for the referrals needed for their customers
 KA> to get competent care, and the pressure is on GPs to mill patients
 That is a very broad generalization.  If that has been your
 experience with your HMO it would be my first suggestion to switch to
 another.
 KA> through as fast as possible; in a lot of cases, that amounts to them
 KA> writing a scrip and saying "let's try this and see if it works".
 KA> I've had too many experiences in recent years with suggesting the
 KA> possibility of an illness to a doctor, only to have them write me a
 KA> prescription without doing ANY diagnostic work.
 The patient bears a considerable level of responsibility for their
 own care.  If anyone blindly accepts what a doctor says merely
 because they have MD after their names then they probably deserve the
 treatment they receive.
 KA> Scary.
 Yes it is for both your reasons and mine.
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