Set up an appointment with a new pain therapist.

Cory Doctorow

Set up an appointment with a new pain therapist. At the end of our intake call, I asked, "Hey, just to be clear, there's no binding arbitration waiver in your paperwork, right?"

That was 3 days ago. I was just getting ready to drive over and he texted me this, then called me and told me he wouldn't treat me because being asked about his paperwork "made him uncomfortable."

I guess from now on I just go to the first appointment, read the paperwork and if it's objectionable, cancel and walk out?

Ride Theory

@pluralistic

I have walked out of appointments when their paperwork said, explicitly, they expected payment in full from me at the time of service, though I was fully covered by insurance. "Are you going to bill my insurance?" "Of course." "Well, why does it say the exact opposite here?"

I've always said it would be great to slide a piece of paper with my expectations as a patient to the doctor and ask /them/ to sign it.

Human 3500

@ridetheory @pluralistic During the height of COVID, my dentist called and reminded me about my appointment.

Then they asked a bunch of screening questions including if I was vaccinated against COVID. I answered them all.

Then I asked them the same questions. She wouldn't answer because it was private information.

So, I declined my appointment opting to go later when things had calmed down.

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Set up an appointment with a new pain therapist.