I fully agree with you ! similar case happened with me in Appollo, I visited the dentist for the treatement of my teeth... Dr. took the xray and told me that I need to do a root canal for my teeth since there is a infection, decay, hole, dent, corner also broken, (all those Dr's stories) !! I asked him how much it will cost me?
Dr. asked me: Are you covered with AXA ins. ?
I replies: YES !
Dr. : hmmm ... your budget is QR4500/- (then he called his wife who is also a densit in same hospital, and discussed something in his local language so that i don't understand) Anyhow, in short he put the bill of QR 4,350/- infornt of me. I asked him why so EXPENSIVE ? He said why are you bother, you are covered ! so i smiled at him as asked for next appointment, he gave me the appt. after 3 days and recommended some medicines to reduce the infection and pain.
After taking those medicine which was in Dec 2007 till today my teeths are fine and i never went to Appollo clinic again.
I am sure not only appollo, but almost all the hospitals are making good money from Insurance Companies.
Isn't this a Professional Fraud ? Today's Doctors are not like those old times where they used to treat people for free. But today If you don't have money, Dr. will not touch you unless you depoist some gurantee amount, otherwise you die on the street !!!
I fully agree with you ! similar case happened with me in Appollo, I visited the dentist for the treatement of my teeth... Dr. took the xray and told me that I need to do a root canal for my teeth since there is a infection, decay, hole, dent, corner also broken, (all those Dr's stories) !! I asked him how much it will cost me?
Dr. asked me: Are you covered with AXA ins. ?
I replies: YES !
Dr. : hmmm ... your budget is QR4500/- (then he called his wife who is also a densit in same hospital, and discussed something in his local language so that i don't understand) Anyhow, in short he put the bill of QR 4,350/- infornt of me. I asked him why so EXPENSIVE ? He said why are you bother, you are covered ! so i smiled at him as asked for next appointment, he gave me the appt. after 3 days and recommended some medicines to reduce the infection and pain.
After taking those medicine which was in Dec 2007 till today my teeths are fine and i never went to Appollo clinic again.
I am sure not only appollo, but almost all the hospitals are making good money from Insurance Companies.
Isn't this a Professional Fraud ? Today's Doctors are not like those old times where they used to treat people for free. But today If you don't have money, Dr. will not touch you unless you depoist some gurantee amount, otherwise you die on the street !!!
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