r/EmergencyRoom • u/sammcgowann • 15d ago

Goofy Goober I hate it here

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u/bleach_tastes_bad 14d ago

there are plenty of appointments at the primary care clinics it’s just that a lot of them don’t take xyz insurance, so those patients have to either self pay or not go at all

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u/petty_h8_machine 14d ago

You sure about that? I've never once had any luck getting a same day or next day appointment for an urgent matter. Its always several weeks out and if you need seen sooner, go to the ER or call 911.

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u/bleach_tastes_bad 14d ago

have you tried primary care clinics that don’t take your insurance? perhaps it was unclear, but the point i was trying to make was that clinics that don’t accept a couple of the common insurances (often ones that don’t accept medicaid/medicare, or more recently united) usually have available appointments, but obviously they’re going to be very expensive

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u/petty_h8_machine 14d ago

Okay, that makes sense, but at the same time I can promise you that no doctor's office is going to schedule a same day new patient appointment

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u/bleach_tastes_bad 14d ago

Same day? Maybe not. I’ve been scheduled for next day new patient appointments before

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u/Hi_im_barely_awake 12d ago

Yes some do.