Re: OT: humor about Drs. and HMOs

Anne Rogers wrote:
And three days is longer than some HMOs will let us stay in the hospital
after surgery.... <G>

and it seems to influence how doctors practice even if you are not in a HMO, I just saw a surgeon this week, he does his surgery in a day surgery unit, he says he has never admitted anyone, I'd have been far less concerned if he said he admitted less than 1%. He brushed off my concerns about having attempted to have day surgery 3 times in the past and only managed it once and even then was discharged very late at night.
In the U.S., insurance companies (not just HMOs) dictate the length of stay they will pay for.

Julia in MN

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