"I trust you more than I trust my doctor" is something I hear very often. You want to know something I hear just as often..."I never pay" or "what is this the fee or something" or are you sure I get my seniors discount. Albeit I do work in a predominately Jewish neighborhood where the patients ...lets just say careful about their money. Honestly though I feel like they should have a course in school bargaining 101 or "how to deal with bargainers 101" or "the real value of $2.00". The other day I looked at a patient who said "they never pay" and just said the following verbatim : "Look brother this $3.26 that apparently you've never been charged before is less that a value meal at McDonald's. Regardless of this donation, I'll survive, but this is what you owe so if you would like to pay it you can if you don't want to please leave" Dude looked at me a little embarrassed and said no no no its not about the money. Let me repeat that again "its not about the money". "Its not about the money? really its not about the money" I'm sure you can all sympathize with me, scratch that empathize, but unless this profession starts becoming about something more than "the money". I invite you all to keep it reppin and try to get your patients to stop and think about what they're arguing about and see the reaction you get.
Also, some jackass backed into my car, and I'm quite upset about it. So that may have a little to do with the angry tone of this post.
Please keep it reppin on this Thursday cause it means one more day till the weekenddd
awwww yahhhh
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I say we all protest and not give patients their medicine unless they pay. $2.00 and all
ReplyDeleteThis not paying thing makes me so angry. And patients feel like its their right to not have to pay. WTH I did a service now you have to pay. You walk into my store with your iphone/blackberry all decked out in better fashion than I own and then have the NERVE to say "No i never pay" or "the other pharmacy doesn't charge me" Then why are you coming into MY store and not going there???? Oh thats right because the other store said you have to pay too!!!!. Friggin patients.
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