BOBBY Z PHOTOJOURNALISM (36 Years)

Claremedica in Largo is one health care provider you do not want to do business with. While Dr. Judd was attentive, knowledgeable and nice during my first appointment, what followed was absurd. My visit live to the office as a potential new patient, I asked the center administrator if my insurance Blue Cross Highmark Freedom Blue PPO (Pennsylvania) was accepted. After checking with others in back she said, “YES!” I took the doctor’s next available appointment. When I arrived for my appointment this same gal asked again for my insurance card, and accepted it. When I received the first invoice from the doctor’s office by mail, the bill says I owe $208.57 because they do not accept my insurer. The day before getting my scheduled blood testing, I arrived at the office to question the charge. All I got was that I was responsible for payment because my insurer isn’t accepted. They cancelled my next day appointment. When second notification of payment due $208.57 arrived via mail ahead of my scheduled follow up appointment, I decided to go anyway. When I arrived at the office for my appointment scheduled months ahead, I was told they cancelled it. Making matters worse, the primary purpose for the blood testing and this follow up appointment, as prescribed by Dr. Judd, was to monitor the effect Ozempic combined with weight loss was having on my barely significant amount of raised blood sugar, but not yet high enough to be classified as diabetes. Even worse, I got nowhere in trying to explain to the office administrator, who initially made the error, that the mistake was on their end, not mine. I politely told the gal, “Anyone who cannot tell this is your mistake, not mine, is either incompetent or stupid.” I left the office totally frustrated. After explaining what had transpired to the gal at the business office, the bill was discharged. Needless to say, I will not be going back. BEWARE: Uneven or unusually tall parking blocks are a widespread hazard. Hitting one on this parking lot can easily cause thousands of dollars in repairs to low-hanging front splitters, lips, and undercarriage components.