Has anyone ever heard of needing permission from your current primary dr to transfer to a different primary?
I've been looking for a new primary and this week I finally found one who is accepting new patients and is closer to my home by 15 minutes. I was told by the hospital network that they have to contact my primary and get their permission for me to transfer to a new clinic. WTH?
I've never heard of such a thing. 😕
I've not heard of that! Is your insurance an HMO or something similar?
I'm on Medicaid
Ah. I definitely can't speak for that. Out of my knowledge lane.
It's ok. ♥️ I was told to allow at least 48 hours for them to hear back from my doctor's office so I'm going to call them tomorrow. I called Monday afternoon but figure I'll wait until Thursday morning,
I’m not an expert on this, but my understanding is you can change your primary- you just log on to your state Medicaid account and make the change.
I don’t have a state Medicaid account. I have a state social services account where I applied for Medicaid, food stamps, etc and all those applications/notifications are stored but it doesn’t have anything to do with my doctor.
@see_the_sus @Agatha
Evidently, it can be set up differently based on the state where you live. You’re doing the right thing to find the primary doctor that’s a good one. Life’s too short to deal with doctors who don’t support your needs. 🌻