On Sunday, 3/11/2018, my fiance and I both went to urgent care center with similar symptoms. Mine started a few days before my fiance.
We were examined in the same room at the same time. We both complained of the exact same issues; however, my symptoms began a few days earlier.
The Dr. prescribed me Levoflaxacin as described symptoms were feeling run down, felt like there was fluid in chest when I was breathing and noted blood in sputum when coughed up.
My fiance complained that he felt similarly, run down, felt like chest had fluid in it when breathing and coughing up a lot of sputum. No blood noticed yet.
Dr. noted that my fiance was missing a tooth when he examined him (lost his cap earlier in the week while eating). Dr. said my fiance lungs sounded better than mine but decided to prescribe him Chlorhexidine Gluconate .12% and informed my fiance that by using this "oral rinse" it would kill any infection before it had an opportunity to enter his system; therefore, keeping him from catching what I had.
2 days later, my fiance called the Urgent Care center to let him know that he is feeling much worse. I'm already getting better because of antibiotics I'm on. He was informed that since the same Dr. is not on duty, he would have to come back in to see someone else, but they would waive the co-pay fee since he was just seen. This time my fiance was given the same prescription as I received 2 days earlier.
More than a month passed and my fiance received a notice from the insurance company that the Urgent Care center submitted "both" visits to his insurance and for the 2nd visit where they claimed to have "waived" the co-pay, they simply submitted it to insurance - it was not waived. Now my fiance, because of his deductible, must FULLY pay for both visits and when he called the urgent care center and spoke to Barbara she claimed she would look into this and get back to him - WE NEVER HEARD ANOTHER WORD.
The Dr. intentionally disregarded the reason for my fiance's initial visit and purposefully prescribed the oral rinse as a way of placating him and instead of treating him for his symptoms. Just because my fiance had noted dental issues, prescribing an oral rinse to "keep him from catching what I have" is ludicrous.
The Dr. treated my fiance for something completely unrelated to his symptoms, which subsequently forced him to return for an unnecessary 2nd visit in which he was lied to about being charged AND then submitted to the insurance company for full payment.
After 22 years in medical education, this is a prime example of what is wrong with our health system... my fiance was not 'treated', he was an 'opportunity' for doubling the fees and submitting to insurance. It's disgusting that our insurance rates continue to rise because of the fraudulent type behavior.
Needless to say, we will NEVER attend the Urgent Care Center of Edison - however, so this doesn't affect his credit, he will need to pay this ridiculous charge - trying to fight it with insurance right now... useless! read more