YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for March, 2002: Re: For Maggie (right to choose a doctor)

Re: For Maggie (right to choose a doctor)

From: Maggie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 6 Mar 2002 15:12:36 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Pam wrote: >
>Maggie,
>
>No insurer or HMO has a policy of including only male OB/GYNs
>in their network. Not only would it be a ludicrous business decision,
>it would be grounds for a major gender discrimination lawsuit. Most
>likely, female gyns were unavailable due to an already existing patient
>load, or a female gyn in the network was located at a considerable
>distance from the patient, or for some other rational reason. The
>writer mentioned that the insurer/HMO was attempting to add more females
>to the network, and were waiting for some recent graduates to come on
>board. Since you are in medical school, you must know that the female
>to male ratio of resident OB/GYN's is at an all time high.

Hi Pam,

I'm sure that no insurance company has the intention of doing so, but if this woman's insurance will only cover the docs on their list, and all those docs are male, then they are including only male doctors, regardless of whether they are adding female doctors in July.

I think male doctors are wonderful, caring individuals, but I can also totally understand where she is coming from by saying she's uncomfy with a male doing exams on her. I also think it's great that we have more female doctors now, too.

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.

Take care,

-- Maggie

--
Maggie Beth Anderson
Medical Student at University of Washington

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