The whole idea of 'referrals' is so that HMOs can save money by making the primary doc be the gatekeeper (for which read: limiter) for access to more expensive docs. The concept has become discredited, since most primary docs don't like to be the bad guy, and will issue referrals at will. But, as it turns out, that doesn't mean that you still don't have to go through their list of ten million questions to get the referral. Even though the person who will give the referral has already been asked, and said yeah, go see this other doc. Even though the patient has been at both places multiple times Even though....
Argh. Our method of delivering health care sucks. Gosh, what a novel concept.
And here thought I didn't get irrationally mad, any more.
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