I think we are straying a bit "off topic" and in danger of provoking people 
who really don't deserve to be provoked.

I can give you an example of one patient I asked to find another 
practitioner.  The mother filed a malpractice suit against me regarding one 
child, and one week later tried to make an appointment for a well child 
visit for another child. Her point of view was it was just about the money, 
and she still wanted me to care for her children.  I could not do that.  And 
my premiums cost one third of my income last year because of her.

I think overall it is a very unusual circumstance...of course there are a 
few "bad apples" out there who I am sure do it all the time.  I do not 
understand why they would still have patients at all...but then our 
healthcare system is extremely dysfunctional...which is ALSO off topic : )

Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC
MilkWorks- Lincoln, NE 

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