I have a referral to a doctor and it is the most irksome process ever. I hate talking on phones, and I especially hate talking on phones to rude receptionists. It is making it needlessly frustrating.
The first doctor I was referred to doesn't take my insurance. So that's spiffy. Then got another doctor's name, called them and the receptionist won't even give me any estimate as to what the amount I'd have to pay would be. It is out of my network, so I'd have to pay a certain percentage, but she won't even give a ballpark. I'm not going to drive for an hour and a half and then discover that I am supposed to pay several hundred. In addition, the doctor isn't available on my day off, and the receptionist cut me off midsentence..completely ignoring what I was saying.
So, called to ask about a doctor in my state..it adds about an hour and a half drive, but at least it's the flat, in network copay. So, they're looking into it and will get back to me.
I'm almost ready to give up on the doctor entirely