Post #195255 by alohabros on Fri, Oct 28, 2005 8:38 AM

... top ten signs you have a cheap hmo

10. your annual breast exam is conducted at hooters.

11. directions to your doctor's office include, "take a left when you enter the trailer park."

12. tongue depressors taste faintly of fudgesicle.

13. chief of proctology for the plan is "gus" from roto-rooter.

14. only item listed under preventive care feature of coverage is "an apple a day".

15. your "primary care physician" is wearing the pants you gave to goodwill last month.

16. "patient responsible for 200% of out-of-network charges" is not a typo.

17. the only expense covered 100% is embalming.

18. With your last hmo, your heart pills didn't come in different colors with little "m"'s on them.

...and, the #1 sign you've joined a cheap hmo...

1. you ask for viagra but they suggest the generic equivalent; a popsicle stick and duct tape....