On 10/5/2015 8:42 AM, Gary wrote:
> If I have to go to a doctor right now, just a basic GP visit will cost
> me about $100. When I tell them I have no insurance, I'm treated like
> a bum until I reassure them that I have money and will pay for the
> visit that day.

Sorry to hear that! My current doctor knows I don't have health
insurance. He's the guy who diagnosed me with Crohn's Disease.

In this area they call it "self pay" rather than "uninsured". I have
not been treated like a second-class citizen. Yes, I have to pay at the
time of the office visit. When the initial charge was around $150 I
paid it. Then I met with the billing manager to discuss it. Nice
woman. She took down all my info (I had not yet found the part time
job). The next time I went for a follow-up the office visit charge had
been lowered to $35.

BTW, this is a medical group, not a single practice old country doctor.

I've found you have to be a bit proactive about things like this. Even
if you are a decrepit 107 year old man named Gary.

Jill