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Originally Posted by rainbow8
I'm sorry this happened to you!!!  I think it's totally unfair and ridiculous too! I can understand being charged if you miss an appointment for no reason, but really--doesn't anyone trust people any more? Aren't pdocs supposed to have compassion, especially if it's an emergency? Pdocs charge way too much for the time they see patients, in my opinion. I know other drs. do too, but my internist gives me a lot of time for an appointment, and he wouldn't charge anything if I canceled! My Ts have had that 24 hr. notice but I know they wouldn't charge if I had a valid reason to be late or to cancel.
$300 seems like an exorbitant fee, and taking it off your credit card doesn't seem fair, either. I think my allergist has a new rule that if you don't show up, you have to pay $50! I thought that was a lot!! The receptionist says they get a lot of no shows so I can understand the reasoning, but give people the benefit of the doubt, especially if it's the first time!!!! |
Thanks,
sorry if I was unclear, but I got there RIGHT at the 10-minute late mark so I
just made it with no extra fee.
I agree about compassion and hey, how about benefit of the doubt at least once, esp. for a 20-minute appt??
Plus with a pdoc you know some people who are having terrible issues have to go there for appts and probably have trouble with such things, so it seems to me like taking advantage of the situation...esp. since my dr. never made that much money when I DID show up.
I'm not sure how to justify this in the future (in my head as being "ok")...I am filing for disability very soon so it's a terrible time to switch pdocs; I just can't right now. Sigh.
And I think another dr. of mine has that 50$ rule, but now I can't remember which...