> >> Now this family will be >> moving to N.Y. in two weeks (hooray) and called for a check-up "just to >> make sure everything's all right before they move." >> >> So do I: >> 2) have my staff gently explain that their insurance only covers visits >> every two years at his age > > One other approach you might take is to point out that it would be better for >them to be seen for a check-up by the physician who will be seeing them after >they move. That way they can get established at the new office and get to >know the new physician. > > >Ken Setter MD >Tulsa, OK > > Thank you for the good suggestion. We tried but that's not what they wanted. By the way, we stood firm and Mom stopped arguing with the front desk fairly quickly. The child did come in for his third Hep-B that afternoon (without an office visit), they said a very nice goodbye, and I felt guilty for my previous post calling them obnoxious. Michael Sachs, M.D.