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Originally Posted by BoSoxBK
If you weren't covered in the time period you were self-paying, you didn't have to give a fake name. This happens with a lot of people and they just pay. No drawbacks except paying out of your own pocket.
Now your doctor will prob want info on your new condition if you consented to a release, and now he/she will won't understand why Joe Smith is you!
Your insurance company doesn't seek out medical visits in periods that you weren't covered
Thanks to you and to misty. This is exactly what I was trying to figure out, if they could/would seek out my previous records.
Using a fake name wasn't much of a problem but the most recent time I had a referral and a prescription (prescription was actually for something available OTC) so it was getting to be a headache.
By the way, if you're actually trying it's amazing how cheap you can get a lot of basic medical care. I wouldn't necessarily go to these places for more complicated issues, but so far I've been really satisfied and spent very little money. Even if I hadn't inadvertently had my insurance cancelled I might have still gone this route of self-paying considering my $3k deductible.