Russ,

Unfortunately, you are right. A few years ago I had to wait 3 hours in a doctors office to see him. Despite the fact that my appointment time was 10:00 a.m., he didn't see me until 1 p.m.. Finally, after a 2 minute visit, a quick prescription, and see me in two weeks, he left the room.

When I returned home I typed up a bill for $400.00 and sent it to him. I charged him $100 per hour, my normal performance fee, plus $100 travel time and expenses. His office called a few days later and said "You don't really expect us to pay this bill do you?" To which I replied "I'll pay yours when you get around to paying mine." I changed doctors and never heard from them again.

Now, most of my medical care comes from the Veteran's Administration (VA), where the doctors are on a salary and take darned good care of you.

Cheers,

Gary