Asking Eric: Find a new doctor after this comment about the payment

Asking Eric: Did Medicare patient’s doctor really say she’d only get ‘token care’ since she got only token payment?

Dear Eric: I just had my 93rd birthday, so have been on Medicare for some years. But I recently ran across something different. My newest doctor – a podiatrist – told me first that she would give me only token care since she got only a token payment.

Asking Eric: What is doctor talking about with ‘token’ payment; why is she withholding treatment?

Dear Eric: I just had my 93rd birthday, so have been on Medicare for some years. But I recently ran across something different. My newest doctor – a podiatrist – told me first that she would give me only token care since she got only a token payment. Then a second time she said I could pay her the difference and get full treatment. Is this right morally and legally?

Asking Eric: Find a new doctor after this comment about the payment

Dear Eric: I just had my 93rd birthday, so have been on Medicare for some years. But I recently ran across something different. My newest doctor – a podiatrist – told me first that she would give me only token care since she got only a token payment. Then a second time she said I could pay her the difference and get full treatment. Is this right morally and legally?