This sounds horrible and quite a change from the current set up. My friend down there now made friends with many girls there that have OSDE and they said they are getting plastic surgery on their health plans. Sounds like things are changing soon based on your post @GlasgowJohn. I can't imagine people signing up now and definitely understand all the late payments.Only God knows what the plan is…
But here are my thoughts, for what it is worth.
Right now, we are all paying to see doctors, get analyses and tests and if we are not too well, get operations and be looked after in decent surroundings.
Getting appointments to see our favorite doctors is always a problem; sometimes you have to wait from two weeks to three months to see your doctor of choice. Clearly this isn’t good enough. If I want to see my cardiologist of choice, the plan tells me two months if I call his private surgery they say come in a weeks’ time and that will be 10 dollars , sir .
Ten bucks is not a problem unless you are paying 300 a month to keep your plan going.
I am convinced that within a few months, all plans will be converted to analyses, tests and hospital stays only. If you want a check-up or a normal appointment with a specialist, you will pay for it.
Makes a lot of sense, I think.
You will only go to see the doc if you have a problem – i.e. it’s not a day out to see your friends .
Some of my friends who work in sales in OSDE, tell me that sales are dreadful and many people are late with payments. They are expecting layoffs before the end of February