Posted by Jakeman on January 22, 2005, at 17:30:53
In reply to Re: Psychiatrists (and others) please read » alexandra_k, posted by Jakeman on January 22, 2005, at 17:02:54
I am posting this again because I made a bunch of typos on the one above. I'm a terrible typist.
You and everybody else have given me some great ideals on how to resolve this issue with dignity.
No Alexandra, I have not discussed this yet with my therapist. I haven't seen him since November, which is when I was notified by the insurance co. that I had exceeded my yearly benefit. I agree there are some violation of ethics to say the least.
I plan on my stating my greivances in a registered letter to the pdoc with a request for a refund of fees. The prospect of an insurance investigation should motivate him to cooperate. Then as others have suggested, there's the avenue of small claims court if I have to. In fact, I'd love to tell my story to a judge.
I know there are some great p-docs out there, I just have not encountered them, and frankly (as Impermance noted) I am sick of them. I have to be the one in control of my mental health care and I refuse to be a pawn in a power game.
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> > I would say that your p-doc owes your psychotherapist a sum of money...
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> > I would talk to your p-doc about the billing and say that if the problem is not sorted out to your satisfaction then you fully intend to report him to your insurer for insurance fraud.
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> > Ball is in his court then.
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> > Hopefully it can be sorted by either your p-doc or the insurer so your psychotherapist can get paid. Have you told your psychotherapist what has been going on? I mean it is unethical of your p-doc to be giving you psychotherapy if you have a psychotherapist already. I would imagine your real psychotherapist should have a bone to pick with him...
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