Thread: Healthcare 2020

I sure hope for the best and please tell Shan I’m thinking and praying for you guys, look forward to it all settling down so we can travel. Tc

Especially if you have Cadillac insurance I would have gone straight to the ER after the regular doc refused you.

Originally Posted by 32t

Especially if you have Cadillac insurance I would have gone straight to the ER after the regular doc refused you.

Our Dr didn't refuse us we just could not get hold of her to get an order for the test

You can't go straight to the ER, this is what I am trying to make sure you all understand, so you don't get caught it the same situation

If you have Symptoms they are going to require a CV-19 test BEFORE they see you..

ie: if you have a Cold Flu Bronchitis Pneumonia etc this is what happens, I didn't know this until Thurs, I thought exactly the same as all of you

I learned and had to negotiate the system, the only think your Dr can do is order the test for you rather than having to spend the time I had to with the Health District it might save an hour or two nothing more

Some places do not require an order from a Dr for a test, but I am not sure how that works

After that it depends on your particular testing apparatus usually determined by county

Oddly in Bonner's Ferry about 2500 ppl they have the faster test than Sandpoint 7800 ppl that was something else that surprised me

Anyway something to actually check into ahead of time

I had to go thru the same stuff to get my wife into the doc. Then the hospital for a few days. Another test. It was stressful but we got through all of there stupid hoops and got her seen. Now we are waiting on sergery and the doc to come back from vacation.

I feel your pain brother!

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

I sure hope for the best and please tell Shan I’m thinking and praying for you guys, look forward to it all settling down so we can travel. Tc

Shan says thanks and to hurry and get yer butt back up here to visit

Glen, my best to you and Shan.

All I have to do is read another story about health care systems incompetence and my blood begins to boil...

Pete <:-}

My friend, you and Shan are in my thoughts and prayers.

Thank you for bringing the hassles to our attention. Hopefully this will be of some help to some of us.

Well, national mandate or not that's not the practice around here. I know this because my son practically lives at the MD and he's had probably 5 or 6 MD visits the last few months and he's never had to take a Covid test. As a matter of fact I have a visit at the neurologist Wednesday this week and don't need any covid testing and my wife is currently get treatment through workers comp and she doesn't need any covid testing either so....

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Our Dr didn't refuse us we just could not get hold of her to get an order for the test

You can't go straight to the ER, this is what I am trying to make sure you all understand, so you don't get caught it the same situation

If you have Symptoms they are going to require a CV-19 test BEFORE they see you..

ie: if you have a Cold Flu Bronchitis Pneumonia etc this is what happens, I didn't know this until Thurs, I thought exactly the same as all of you

I learned and had to negotiate the system, the only think your Dr can do is order the test for you rather than having to spend the time I had to with the Health District it might save an hour or two nothing more

Some places do not require an order from a Dr for a test, but I am not sure how that works

After that it depends on your particular testing apparatus usually determined by county

Oddly in Bonner's Ferry about 2500 ppl they have the faster test than Sandpoint 7800 ppl that was something else that surprised me

Anyway something to actually check into ahead of time

In your original post you said your doctor would not see you without a test and it was life threatening to not see a doctor quickly.

At least here the ED cannot refuse to see you. They might hold you in a separate area if you a PIA. {Person Of Interest.} Sounds like police talk.....

I don't endorse using the ED if not needed but you make it sound if she didn't get the meds she could die. That sounds needed.

Maybe sounds weird way to negotiate the system but use the ED when needed.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Well, national mandate or not that's not the practice around here. I know this because my son practically lives at the MD and he's had probably 5 or 6 MD visits the last few months and he's never had to take a Covid test. As a matter of fact I have a visit at the neurologist Wednesday this week and don't need any covid testing and my wife is currently get treatment through workers comp and she doesn't need any covid testing either so....

If you have symptoms,,,, not sure what is confusing there,

I thought the same, I was wrong, they will not treat you until you are tested..

Originally Posted by 32t

In your original post you said your doctor would not see you without a test and it was life threatening to not see a doctor quickly.

At least here the ED cannot refuse to see you. They might hold you in a separate area if you a PIA. {Person Of Interest.} Sounds like police talk.....

I don't endorse using the ED if not needed but you make it sound if she didn't get the meds she could die. That sounds needed.

Maybe sounds weird way to negotiate the system but use the ED when needed.

No I never said that,,, I have said exactly what I learned with this and each step it took

If you have Symptoms,,, they are going to start the Covid testing protocol regardless of your intake, the ER would have slowed us down and put us unto a separate slower more costly track. I checked there and "Emergi-Care" and learned what the steps were

I am trying to save you frustration time and money from what I learned this past few days ..


If you have symptoms, be prepared to deal with this, I know it sounds wrong and outrageous I thought the same but this is what is going on

I am just glad she was negative I really don't want to see the mess a positive test brings


PS: I would really suggest finding out if/where they have the 30 min tests at Now, not when you really need it