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[windeguy]

Specialist Doctors often do not accept insurance

I called HOMS for a consult with an endocrinologist and was told by her secretary they don't take insurance - I was floored ! A huge place like that and they don't take local insurance ???? Is that true ?!

Many specialist doctors (brain surgeons, heart surgeons, facial reconstruction surgeons, plastic surgeons) in the DR do not accept ANY type of insurance. Since you needed a "specialist" that could have been the reason for no insurance accepted in your situation by that particular doctor.

 

[windeguy]

Yes HOMS takes local and intl. insurance .... very modern facility and eqpmnt...tom

See post 22 above

 

[bob saunders]

Many specialist doctors (brain surgeons, heart surgeons, facial reconstruction surgeons, plastic surgeons) in the DR do not accept ANY type of insurance. Since you needed a "specialist" that could have been the reason for no insurance accepted in your situation by that particular doctor.

I just had a consult with a cardiologist from Santo Domingo, and it's true he didn't take insurance. Cost to me, 1000 pesos, so pretty cheap. All the tests and blood work he ordered were paid by PALC though. Considering he gave me a three month supply of Crestor I guess it was even a better deal.

 

[dv8]

the hospital rents rooms to doctors. sometimes sell. so each individual doctor runs own office at his/her own terms. some doctors accept all insurances. other accept only one or two companies. and, like windeguy explained, some specialist will take no insurance at all. and this is within the hospital, that by itself works with all kinds of insurances (emergencies, surgeries and so on).

the insurance companies are notoriously crappy payers. if i was a doctor i would not want to deal with them either. they take long time to pay (sometimes months), they discount certain percentage of the total, they refuse to pay up. it's not fun.

 

[windeguy]

I just had a consult with a cardiologist from Santo Domingo, and it's true he didn't take insurance. Cost to me, 1000 pesos, so pretty cheap. All the tests and blood work he ordered were paid by PALC though. Considering he gave me a three month supply of Crestor I guess it was even a better deal.

Normally you don't get quite the "even deal" you received.

This is something they don't tell you when you purchase insurance here. You often find out "the hard way" when you desperately need the service and then you face that additional trauma.

 

[AlterEgo]

A bit off-topic, but in the same vein......

Does anyone on US Social Security have AARP Supplemental Insurance? It says that it covers international medical bills [you pay up front, and they will reimburse], I'm wondering if anyone has actually received reimbursement for medical bills from DR doctors or hospitals????