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Would you believe that in two years I have had this experience 3 times? The Urgent Care is combined with an ER so they classify me as ER and start triage. My clinic doesn't have a place reserved for COVID testing and they want to screen you first. My PCP just has me come in his office but on the weekend, I have no choice. And because of our lung conditions we need to know as soon as possible if we have Covid so we can start the antiviral. Home tests are convenient, but negatives are not reliable, and they pick up the virus days later that a molecular test.
I realize UC/ER staff are trained to follow certain procedure and they have a legal issue to deal with, but they are not helping me. And my insurance pays, but I wonder if someone who has an Advantage plan may have out of pocket costs for going to any Urgent Care/ER.
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Yes, I think you are right as to it being more of a legal procedure. If, say, they skipped doing all the tests and diagnostics, and a person became seriously ill because they'd overlooked something, then they would, no doubt, be held liable. Still, I agree, that from our point of view, it's a time-consuming nuisance.
Still, I am, as a lower income person, fortunate with my insurance. As to how it would affect those on an Advantage plan, with out of pocket costs, I really don't know. I'm just glad that I'm covered! Glad to hear, that you are also!