Doctors making House Calls?

Thank you for responding. I should have clarified that. When I said house calls, I meant come to your home. House call is just what I have always heard it referred to. But, now that you mentioned the actual calls - phone calls.I find it hard to get a doctor who will make a phone call.

The days of doctors making House Calls are long gone and the bottom line is the "bottom line". A doctor can see more billable patients in their office. The Bean Counters in doctors offices, I have heard it said, is that a doctor should spend no more than 5 to 10 minutes per patient...so that they can bill more patients per hour. It comes down to money, not health care. When I was a kid growing up we had what was then referred to as a Family Doctor. I was born in 1930 and it was expected for the doctor to make a house call, but times have changed. Insurance companies entered the scene. I know different doctors who lost a lot of money to the HMO's failure to pay them. I was talking to a friend recently who told me that she had gone to her doctor (a member in a big practice)who had covered some of the reasons for her visit and was ushering her out the door. My friend pulled out a sheet of paper and said , "But I still have some questions". She was told, "I'm sorry that is all the time I have for you today and my next patient is waiting" As I said, "Times have changed".

Oh my that is just horrible. I think I would have told that doctor, "sorry, but I have no more desire for you to my doctor either, maybe this will give you more time for others". Doctors only care about how much money they are taking home. Sad, so very sad.