MP> It really isn't a "kick back". What it is a a profit sharing pool. If a 
MP> GP over refers, for anything, then the pool is depleted and they do not 
MP> get to share in the balance when the year is over. 
MP> 
MP> That practice has become illegal in several states (NY included, and I 
MP> lobbied actively for it). There is a bill in Congress that would ban it 
MP> nationwide. 
I hope that goes through, and soon. We recently had to dump a GP because she 
refused to refer my husband, who is an insulin-dependent diabetic, to an 
endocrinologist. She claimed to be competent to treat diabetes, yet failed to 
order the routine yearly assessment tests that all diabetics should have.
She also made both his insulin and Paxil prescriptions non-refillable. They 
were only for a one-month supply.
We've had a hard time finding a decent GP since my company switched to 
Aetna... I'm just waiting to see how the new one deals with the fact that I 
require a yearly MRI!
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