Posted by DickR (148.74.251.192) on June 15, 2001 at 06:28:46:
Here are some tips on how to evaluate your HMO
TEN SIGNS YOU'VE JOINED A CHEAP HMO
#10. Your annual breast exam is conducted at Hooters.
#9. Directions to your doctor's office include, "Take a left when you
Enter the trailer park."
#8. The tongue depressors taste faintly of Fudgesickles.
#7. The only proctologist in the plan is "Gus" from Roto-Rooter.
#6. The only item listed under Preventive Care coverage is "an apple a day."
#5. Your "primary care physician" is wearing the pants you gave to
Goodwill last month.
#4. "The patient is responsible for 200% of out-of-network charges" is not a typo.
#3. The only expense covered 100% is embalming fluid.
#2. With your last HMO, your Prozac didn't come in different colors
with little M’s on them.
And the number 1 sign you've joined a cheap HMO:
#1. You ask for viagra; you get a Popsicle stick and duct tape