@allaneparker Providers can pick and choose which patients they see by insurance and payment method. It is one of the real downsides to the US system. It is why the first question you get asked when calling around to providers is what insurance do you have.
Many providers don't want...
@austinrnewton Doctors can refuse in-network patients as well. they can't refuse to bill as in-network if they agree to see the patient, but they can choose not to accept new patients. go look at provider network directories and will say "not accepting new patients".
@blueberrycake The days of pre-existing conditions is really a thing of the past. I am old so I remember the pre-existing condition dance of the US healthcare system. those days are really over.