Forced Use of Hospitalists Blocked
As first discussed on February 25, 2006, the bill outlawing insurance companies from forcing patients to have hospitalists versus their family doctor was signed into law last week.
So...
Ken Smithmier will NOT be able to force Consociate patients in Decatur to use his "hospitalists."
Too bad for patients of DMH's employed family docs; they don't have any choice. They are forced to use these "hospitalists." I wonder how many patients have left the DMH-employed docs and went somewhere else?
Anyone like to share their story?
So...
Ken Smithmier will NOT be able to force Consociate patients in Decatur to use his "hospitalists."
Too bad for patients of DMH's employed family docs; they don't have any choice. They are forced to use these "hospitalists." I wonder how many patients have left the DMH-employed docs and went somewhere else?
Anyone like to share their story?
posted by Watcher2300 at 6/19/2006 07:10:00 PM
3 Comments:
I don't know if this has any bearing on this topic but here it is.......I am curently being treated for Spinal Cord Damage my insurance is with St. Marys Hospital well now that DMH will not allow Dr Krause to go their I am forced to either drive to Champaign area or the Springfield area. The part that the hardest is I have been seing two doctors here that are now not allowed to go to St, Mary's now I have to carry the the extra burden of cost and start over with new doctors and probably retake expensive tests. I don't think I will ever go back to DMH they are playing games with my health for money and it a non-profit place, hope Smithmier goes to jail.
Perhaps a letter to the editor would be in order?
Good luck in getting the DMH Herald & Review to publish it, but maybe the Decatur Tribune would be a good alternative?
It would be nice to see a story in the paper that outlines the differences between a hospital that is truly interested in the healthcare of the city, and a hospital/administration that is only interested in the bottom line.
I wonder if the DMH H&R would print that? Doubt it...a lot!
I am the person with the Spinal cord injury I just wanted to add to my comment that the other Doctor that I am seing is Doctor Collins and I don'nt think he is barred from St. Mary's after talking with my wife she thinks that it is only Doctor Krause and the other Neuro. Surgeon. I also wanted to add that these 2 Doctors are very very good doctors and I am currently continuing to see them even though I pay a higher percentage of my insurance because they are not on my PPO but thats a different story. In no way do I want anyone to think that its the Doctors doings by not going to St. mary's Hospital because it is not Dr. Krause would still be going their if it was not for DMH Administration. I just did'nt want anyone to have bad impressions of these Doctors because they are both caring and very compitent. I want Krause at St. Mary's and I want the DMH Administrators to quit practicing medicine, and leave it to the Doctors.
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