Do we have the right to doctor shop?

Yes, we have an absolute right, for whatever reason. I considered changing doctors because mine refused to okay more glucose strips when my plan changed, telling me to cut down on testing from twice to once daily. The reason she thought it was okay is because I’ve lowered my a1c considerably since my diabetes was diagnosed 3 years ago.
Problem is, I’ve only been able to lower it because I’ve been vigilant about testing. It worked out though when she left the practice.
But sometimes people don’t get along with or are uncomfortable with the doctors chosen for them. Some doctors are closed about certain procedures that might otherwise be a valid medical option. Patients should be able to choose.

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Ill fight it. Not every doctor has a right to be one.

I dont trust doctors, not the ones in america anyway. They get commission, i swear! I have even heard of prescription companies striking deals with hospitals to get more people on their meds, so both parties make more money. I teach myself human biology as well as alchemy (the herbal kind) so that i wont really have to go unless its something as serious as a broken bone, or ive been cut in half. I saved myself numerous hospital visits (thus a million dollars, probably) because i knew what was going on with my body and knew relatively cheap and natural ways to help it.

There are things in place already to prevent people from being prescribed pain meds. Pharmacy's alert each other when a script is filed, and in some instances the patient must go to a pain clinic to be monitored. This is nothing more than to have control over the public.

crazy, I am right there with you with pain meds
2 years ago I moved from a state that legalized
medical and recreational cannabis to a state that
barely legalizes CBD

one of the worst choices of my life

Yes ,I had a doctor who was a pill pusher and went to a different one ...not all doctors are good ones ,you should have the right to choose which one is best for you

Medical fascism will increase unless regular people insist on something better. Like Single Payer

In a heartbeat!

I was under the impression that doctor shopping was getting an opioid prescription from one doctor and then going to another in the next few days to get another and then going to another doctor to get yet another prescription. Not shopping for which doctor you liked.

Yes, of course we can doctor shop, and we should have the right to do so. If a doctor isn't, or refuses to meet a patient's needs one should be able to fire him/her.

This gonna turn into a political debate. 🍿

We all have the right to be able to choose from an acceptable pool of primary health providers.

However, as a health professional, I do not believe in the unbridled ability to “jump ahead” and start going to specialists and sub specialists of our choosing.

For that, I’m a firm believer in receiving referrals to specialists.

a right, no. Should you, I think so